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Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care
C. Maria Bacchus, Lesley Dunfield, Sarah Connor Gorber, Nathalie M. Holmes, Richard Birtwhistle, James A. Dickinson, Gabriela Lewin, Harminder Singh, Scott Klarenbach, Verna Mai, Marcello Tonelli and Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ February 22, 2016 cmaj.151125; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151125
C. Maria Bacchus
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Lesley Dunfield
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Sarah Connor Gorber
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Nathalie M. Holmes
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Richard Birtwhistle
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
James A. Dickinson
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Gabriela Lewin
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Harminder Singh
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Scott Klarenbach
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Verna Mai
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Marcello Tonelli
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
Department of Medicine (Bacchus, Tonelli), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Public Health Agency of Canada (Dunfield [at the time of writing], Connor Gorber [at the time of writing], Holmes), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (Dunfield), Ottawa, Ont.; Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (Birtwhistle), Queen's University, Kingston, Ont.; Departments of Internal Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Singh), University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Man.; Department of Family Medicine (Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; Department of Medicine (Klarenbach), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (Mai), Toronto, Ont.
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Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care
C. Maria Bacchus, Lesley Dunfield, Sarah Connor Gorber, Nathalie M. Holmes, Richard Birtwhistle, James A. Dickinson, Gabriela Lewin, Harminder Singh, Scott Klarenbach, Verna Mai, Marcello Tonelli, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ Feb 2016, cmaj.151125; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151125
Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care
C. Maria Bacchus, Lesley Dunfield, Sarah Connor Gorber, Nathalie M. Holmes, Richard Birtwhistle, James A. Dickinson, Gabriela Lewin, Harminder Singh, Scott Klarenbach, Verna Mai, Marcello Tonelli, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ Feb 2016, cmaj.151125; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.151125
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