Cost benefit of early diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Supplement

Volumn 31, Issue 220, 1996, Pages 142-146

  Bolin, T D ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Cost benefit; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; FOBT

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ECONOMICS; MASS SCREENING; REVIEW;

BARIUM SULFATE; ENEMA;

BARIUM SULFATE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENEMA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0029816490     PISSN: 00855928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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