The uptake and effect of a mailed multi-modal colon cancer screening intervention: A pilot controlled trial
Open Access
- 2 June 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Implementation Science
- Vol. 3 (1) , 32
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1748-5908-3-32
Abstract
We sought to determine whether a multi-modal intervention, which included mailing a patient reminder with a colon cancer decision aid to patients and system changes allowing direct access to scheduling screening tests through standing orders, would be an effective and efficient means of promoting colon cancer screening in primary care practice.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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