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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Through Research in Primary Care Settings
Medical Care
,Volume 46(9) September 2008 Supplement 1, pgs. S1-S152

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Introduction
Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Through Research in Primary Care Settings.
Carrie N. Klabunde, PhD; David Lanier, MD; Helen I. Meissner, PhD; Erica S. Breslau, PhD; Martin L. Brown, PhD

Synthesis/Commentary
Personalized Screening for Colorectal Cancer.
Robert H. Fletcher, MD, MSc

Results
Preferences for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Primary Care Patients.
Sarah T. Hawley, PhD, MPH; Robert J. Volk, PhD; Partha Krishnamurthy, PhD; Maria Jibaja-Weiss, EdD; Sally W. Vernon, PhD; Suzanne Kneuper, MS

Modeling the Decision to Undergo Colorectal Cancer Screening: Insights on Patient Preventive Decision Making.
Sarah B. Wackerbarth, PhD; Jane C. Peters, PhD; Steven A. Haist, MD, MS

Informed Decision-Making and Colorectal Cancer Screening: Is it Occurring in Primary Care?
Bruce S. Ling, MD, MPH; Jeanette M. Trauth, PhD; Michael J. Fine, MD, MSc; Maria K. Mor, PhD; Abby Resnick, MS; Clarence H. Braddock, MD, MPH; Sylvia Bereknyei, MS; Joel L. Weissfeld, MD, MPH; Robert E. Schoen, MD, MPH; Edmund M. Ricci, PhD; Jeffrey Whittle, MD, MPH

Synthesis/Commentary
Meeting the Needs of Diverse Populations: An Overview and Commentary.
Shobha Srinivasan, PhD; Jon Kerner, PhD

Results
Increasing Patient/Physician Communications About Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Primary Care Practices.
Berta M. Geller, EdD; Joan M. Skelly, MS; Anne L. Dorwaldt, MA; Kathleen D. Howe, AA; Greg S. Dana, MPA; Brian S. Flynn, ScD

Interactive, Culturally Sensitive Education on Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Usha Menon, PhD, RN; Laura A. Szalacha, EdD; Rhonda Belue, PhD; Kathryn Rugen, PhD, RN; Kelly R. Martin, MEd, MPH; Anita Y. Kinney, PhD, APRN

Development of Intervention Materials for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency: Lessons Learned From "Colorectal Cancer Screening in Chinese Americans".
Shin-Ping Tu, MD, MPH; Mei-Po Yip, PhD; Alan Chun, MD; John Choe, MD, MPH; Roshan Bastani, PhD; Vicky Taylor, MD, MPH

Synthesis/Commentary
Innovative Provider- and Health System-Directed Approaches to Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening Delivery.
Jane Zapka, ScD

Results
Impact of a Generalizable Reminder System on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Diverse Primary Care Practices: A Report From the Prompting and Reminding at Encounters for Prevention Project.
Donald E. Nease Jr, MD; Mack T. Ruffin IV, MD, MPH; Michael S. Klinkman, MD, MS; Masahito Jimbo, MD, MPH; Thomas M. Braun, PhD; Jennifer M. Underwood, BS

Implementing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers: Addressing Cancer Health Disparities Through a Regional Cancer Collaborative.
Stephen H. Taplin, MD, MPH; David Haggstrom, MD, MAS; Tracy Jacobs, RN; Ada Determan, MPH; Jennifer Granger, MPH; Wanda Montalvo, RN, ANP; William M. Snyder, PhD; Susan Lockhart, PhD; Ahmed Calvo, MD, MPH

Is the Type of Medicare Insurance Associated With Colorectal Cancer Screening Prevalence and Selection of Screening Strategy?
Eric C. Schneider, MD, MSc; Meredith Rosenthal, PhD; Constantine G. Gatsonis, PhD; Jie Zheng, PhD; Arnold M. Epstein, MD, MA

Improvement in the Diagnostic Evaluation of a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test in an Integrated Health Care Organization.
Diana L. Miglioretti, PhD; Carolyn M. Rutter, PhD; Susan Carol Bradford, MS; Ann G. Zauber, PhD; Larry G. Kessler, ScD; Eric J. Feuer, PhD; David C. Grossman, MD, MPH

Synthesis/Commentary
Evaluating Approaches to Increase Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening: Lessons Learned From Pilot Studies in Diverse Primary Care Settings.
Sally W. Vernon, PhD; Helen I. Meissner, PhD

Results
Perceptions of Iowa Family Physicians Regarding Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Barcey T. Levy, PhD, MD; Mrinalini Joshi, MBBS, MPH; Yinghui Xu, MS; Jeanette Daly, PhD; Paul A. James, MD

A Provider Intervention to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening in County Health Centers.
Dorothy S. Lane, MD, MPH; Catherine R. Messina, PhD; Mary F. Cavanagh, MD, MPH; John J. Chen, PhD

Implementing an Intervention to Promote Colon Cancer Screening Through E-mail Over the Internet: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Study.
Evelyn C. Y. Chan, MD, MS; Sally W. Vernon, PhD

Tailored Navigation in Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Ronald E. Myers, PhD; Terry Hyslop, PhD; Randa Sifri, MD; Heather Bittner-Fagan, MD; Nora C. Katurakes, RN, MSN, OCN; James Cocroft, MA; Melissa DiCarlo, BS; Thomas Wolf, MA

Synthesis/Commentary
Data Systems to Evaluate Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices and Outcomes at the Population Level.
Patricia A. Carney, PhD; Richard M. Hoffman, MD; David A. Lieberman, MD; Mark C. Hornbrook, PhD; Allen J. Dietrich, MD; Carrie N. Klabunde, PhD

Implications of New Colorectal Cancer Screening Technologies for Primary Care Practice.
Ann G. Zauber, PhD; Theodore R. Levin, MD; C Carl Jaffe, MD; Barbara A. Galen, Msn; David F. Ransohoff, MD; Martin L. Brown, PhD

Practice-Based Research Networks: Laboratories for Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice.
David Lanier, MD

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