The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 687.e1-687.e9 , July 2009

Management of Small Polyps Detected by Screening CT Colonography: Patient and Physician Preferences

  • Jessica P. Shah, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
    • ,
  • Linda S. Hynan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences (Biostatistics), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
    • ,
  • Don C. Rockey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Don C. Rockey, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390-8887

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 Funding: Dr Shah was supported in part by a National Institutes of Health research grant (NIH T32-DK07745).

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00285-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.01.028

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 7 , Pages 687.e1-687.e9 , July 2009

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