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Veterans' Continued Participation in an Annual Fecal Immunochemical Test Mailing Program for Colorectal Cancer Screening

Description
A telephone survey collecting demographic and colorectal cancer (CRC) screening information to determine the effectiveness of the fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) mailing program for CRC. Examines the proportion of rural and urban veterans in Iowa willing to repeat the annual FIT screening who previously were FIT screened and are overdue for a follow-up screening.
Author(s)
Jennifer A. Schlichting, Michelle A. Mengeling, Nader M. Makki, Ashish Malhotra, Thorvardur R. Halfdanarson, et al.
Citation
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 28(4), 494–497
Date
2015
Type
Document
Tagged as
Cancer · Health screening · Statistics and data · Veterans · Iowa