Optimizing Colonoscopy Screening for Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Surveillance

Fatih Safa Erenay
Fatih Safa Erenay
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Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
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Oguzhan Alagoz
Oguzhan Alagoz
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Adnan Said
Adnan Said
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Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53792
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Fatih Safa Erenay

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Department of Management Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

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Oguzhan Alagoz

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Adnan Said

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Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53792

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Published Online:27 May 2014https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2014.0484

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Received:April 10, 2012
Accepted:January 03, 2014
Published Online:May 27, 2014

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