Comparing Patient and Endoscopist Perceptions of the Colonoscopy Indication

BACKGROUND: Determining whether a colonoscopy is performed for screening or nonscreening purposes can facilitate clinical practice and research. However, there is no simple method to determine the colonoscopy indication using patient medical files or health administrative databases.

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Main Authors: Maida J Sewitch, Dara Stein, Lawrence Joseph, Alain Bitton, Robert J Hilsden, Linda Rabeneck, Lawrence Paszat, Jill Tinmouth, Mary Anne Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/328178
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spelling doaj-art-78b361dd058343d7a030ef8e70611d932025-02-03T01:03:26ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002010-01-01241165666010.1155/2010/328178Comparing Patient and Endoscopist Perceptions of the Colonoscopy IndicationMaida J Sewitch0Dara Stein1Lawrence Joseph2Alain Bitton3Robert J Hilsden4Linda Rabeneck5Lawrence Paszat6Jill Tinmouth7Mary Anne Cooper8Department of Medicine, McGill University, CanadaDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, CanadaDivision of Clinical Epidemiology, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, McGill University, CanadaDepartments of Medicine/Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaRadiation Oncology Research Unit, Department of Oncology, Queen’s University, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Determining whether a colonoscopy is performed for screening or nonscreening purposes can facilitate clinical practice and research. However, there is no simple method to determine the colonoscopy indication using patient medical files or health administrative databases.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/328178
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Comparing Patient and Endoscopist Perceptions of the Colonoscopy Indication
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
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