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Medical Author:

Michael J Klevens, MD

Coauthor:

Jacob W Ufberg, MD

Medical Editor:

Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM

Medical Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Medical Editor:

Thomas Rebbecchi, MD, FAAEM

References

1. Flexible sigmoidoscopy. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases. Available at http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/sigmoidoscopy/.

2. Patient Education Institute Xplain.com: Sigmoidoscopy. MEDLINEplus: Interactive Health Tutorials.

3. Pfenninger JL, Fowler GC. Procedures for Primary Care Physicians. Mosby-Year Book; 1995:907-27.

4. Rawl SM, Menon U, Champion V. Colorectal cancer screening: an overview of current trends. Nurs Clin North Am. Jun 2002;37(2):225-45, v. [Medline].

5. Schattner A, Gilad A. Primary care physicians' awareness and implementation of screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. Prev Med. Nov 2002;35(5):447-52. [Medline].

6. Seeff LC, Shapiro JA, Nadel MR. Are we doing enough to screen for colorectal cancer? Findings from the 1999 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. J Fam Pract. Sep 2002;51(9):761-6. [Medline].

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