Effect of an equal‐access military health system on racial disparities in colorectal cancer screening

Abstract

Racial disparities in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening are frequently attributed to variations in insurance status. The objective of this study was to ascertain whether universal insurance would lead to more equitable utilization of CRC screening for black patients in comparison with white patients.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Sep 12, 2018
• Source ID: 10.1002/cncr.31637

Entities

People

• Adil H. Haider
• Joel E. Goldberg
• Linda M Pak
• Louis L. Nguyen
• Navin R. Changoor
• Peter A. Learn
• Quoc‐dien Trinh
• Ronald Bleday
• Tracey Koehlmoos

Organizations

• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Harvard Medical School
• Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
• Howard University
• Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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Fields of Study

• Medicine

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