Reviewer's report
Title:Social disparities in the use of colonoscopy by primary care physicians in
Ontario
Version: 5Date:24 December 2010
Reviewer: Gianluca L Bersani
Reviewer's report:
I read with interest this manuscript on social disparity in the use of colonoscopy. I
have some minor questions and comments.
1. More discussion is needed about the assumption that a discretionary
colonoscopy is defined as a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient of
screening eligible age, not associated with diagnosis of CRC at the time of
colonoscopy or within a 3 year period following the colonoscopy
2. Some comments is reccomended about trasferability of the study results to
other countries
3. Fig 2 it’s a little messy, and it can be reduced, reporting only characteristics
with significant differences between the groups.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Social disparities in the use of colonoscopy by primary care physicians in
Ontario
Version: 5Date:24 December 2010
Reviewer: Gianluca L Bersani
Reviewer's report:
I read with interest this manuscript on social disparity in the use of colonoscopy. I
have some minor questions and comments.
1. More discussion is needed about the assumption that a discretionary
colonoscopy is defined as a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient of
screening eligible age, not associated with diagnosis of CRC at the time of
colonoscopy or within a 3 year period following the colonoscopy
2. Some comments is reccomended about trasferability of the study results to
other countries
3. Fig 2 it’s a little messy, and it can be reduced, reporting only characteristics
with significant differences between the groups.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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Reviewer's report
Title:Social disparities in the use of colonoscopy by primary care physicians in
Ontario
Version: 5Date:24 December 2010
Reviewer: Gianluca L Bersani
Reviewer's report:
I read with interest this manuscript on social disparity in the use of colonoscopy. I
have some minor questions and comments.
1. More discussion is needed about the assumption that a discretionary
colonoscopy is defined as a colonoscopy procedure performed on a patient of
screening eligible age, not associated with diagnosis of CRC at the time of
colonoscopy or within a 3 year period following the colonoscopy
2. Some comments is reccomended about trasferability of the study results to
other countries
3. Fig 2 it’s a little messy, and it can be reduced, reporting only characteristics
with significant differences between the groups.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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