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Capsule colonoscopy increases uptake of colorectal cancer screening

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Gastroenterology, June 2012
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Title
Capsule colonoscopy increases uptake of colorectal cancer screening
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BMC Gastroenterology, June 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-230x-12-80
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Authors

Stefan Groth, Horst Krause, Rainer Behrendt, Helge Hill, Michael Börner, Murat Bastürk, Nora Plathner, Friedrich Schütte, Ulrich Gauger, Jürgen Ferdinand Riemann, Lutz Altenhofen, Thomas Rösch

Abstract

Screening colonoscopy effectiveness is hampered by limited adherence by the general population. The present prospective study was performed to evaluate whether adding capsule colonoscopy to the endoscopic screening options increases uptake.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 2%
Germany 1 2%
Peru 1 2%
Unknown 45 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 10 21%
Researcher 9 19%
Student > Bachelor 5 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 10%
Librarian 3 6%
Other 8 17%
Unknown 8 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 38%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2 4%
Computer Science 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Other 8 17%
Unknown 13 27%