Rural–Urban and Appalachian Disparities in Geographic Access to Colonoscopy and Screening Prevalence Across the Contiguous US
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Description
Results of a study comparing access to colonoscopy providers. Features statistics on diagnostic/therapeutic procedures and screening procedures, with breakdowns by rural and urban areas and Appalachian and non-Appalachian areas and by type of colonoscopy provider.
Author(s)
Sima Namin, R. Eric Heidel, Martin Whiteside, et al.
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 23
Date
09/2026
Tagged as
Access
· Appalachia
· Cancer
· Health disparities
· Health screening
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data