New Mexicos Capacity for Increasing the Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer Screening With Screening Colonoscopies

• Main Authors: Richard M. Hoffman, MD, MPH (Author), S. Noell Stone, MPH (Author), Carla Herman, MD, MPH (Author), Ann Moore Jung, MEd (Author), Jane Cotner, MS (Author), David Espey, MD (Author), Richard Kozoll, MD (Author), Michael W. Gavin, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Colorectal cancer screening rates are low throughout the United States. Colonoscopy has been recommended as a cost-effective strategy for colorectal cancer screening and prevention. We evaluated New Mexicos capacity to increase the prevalence of colorectal cancer screening using colonos...