Rectal bleeding in general and hospital practice; 'the tip of the iceberg'

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 288-293

  Thompson, J A ^a   Pond, C L ^a   Ellis, B G ^a   Beach, A ^a   Thompson, M R ^a  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital referral rates; Nature of rectal bleeding from benign causes; Prevalence rates; Rectal bleeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009654671     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2000.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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