Journal article
Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening by Physicians Is Associated With Greater Uptake by Their Patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Physicians' own screening practices might affect screening in their patients. We conducted a population-based study to evaluate whether family physicians who underwent colorectal cancer testing were more likely to have patients who underwent colorectal cancer testing.
METHODS: We collected demographic and health care information on residents of Ontario, Canada from administrative databases; the sample was restricted to …
Authors
Litwin O; Sontrop JM; McArthur E; Tinmouth J; Rabeneck L; Vinden C; Sood MM; Baxter NN; Tanuseputro P; Welk B
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 158, No. 4, pp. 905–914
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2020
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.027
ISSN
0016-5085