Open AccessLack of Follow-up After Fecal Occult Blood Testing in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Charlotte M. Carlson,
Katharine A. Kirby,
Michele A. Casadei,
Melissa R. Partin,
Christine E. Kistler,
Louise C. Walter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.372
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , colonoscopy , fecal occult blood , sigmoidoscopy , barium enema , cohort , medical record , veterans affairs , colorectal cancer , general surgery , emergency medicine , cancer
It is unclear whether lack of follow-up after screening fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) in older adults is due to screening patients whose comorbidity or preferences do not permit follow-up vs failure to complete follow-up in healthy patients.
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