Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence in Selected Disabilities Over 10 Years.

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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the U.S.; however, if the population aged 50 years or older received routine screening, approximately 60% of these deaths could be eliminated. This study investigates whether adults, aged 50-75 years, with one of three disabilities (blind/low vision [BLV], intellectual disability [ID], spinal cord injury [SCI]) receive CRC screening at rates equivalent to adults without the three disabilities, by accounting for combinations of recommended CRC screenings during a 10-year period (colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, fecal occult blood test).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Am J Prev Med

Title: American journal of preventive medicine

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-2607

ISSN (Print): 0749-3797

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 2017

Volume: 52

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Health Management and Informatics, Biostatistics and Research Design Unit, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri. Electronic address: derochec@health.missouri.edu.

[2 ] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, South Carolina.

[3 ] Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

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Publisher Item ID: S0749-3797(17)30011-9

DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.01.005

PubMed ID: 28214250

SO-VID: 0671fd3b-3580-474f-b44a-53dcb8b33840

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