Prevalence of proximal colonic polyps in average-risk asymptomatic patients with negative fecal occult blood tests and flexible sigmoidoscopy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 112-117

  Kadakia, S C ^a   Wrobleski, C S ^a   Kadakia, A S ^a   Meier, N J ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CANCER RISK; COLON ADENOMA; COLON CANCER; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FEMALE; FIBEROSCOPE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029739848     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(96)70126-8     Document Type: Article

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