The value of screening and central registration of families with familial adenomatous polyposis - A study of 82 families in The Netherlands

Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 227-230

  Vasen, H F A ^a,b   Griffioen, G ^c,d   Offerhaus, G J A ^c,d   Den Hartog Jager, F C A ^d,e   Van Leeuwen Cornelisse, I S J ^a,b   Meera Khan, P ^d,e   Lamers, C B H W ^c,d   Van Slooten, E A ^a,b  

^a Foundation for the Detection of Hereditary Tumours   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Age at diagnosis; Familial adenomatous polyposis; National registry; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGE; NETHERLANDS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0025286459     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02134185     Document Type: Article

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