Colorectal cancer screening: Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Gastroenterology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1381-1384

  Levin, B ^a   Bond, J H ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029834896     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/gast.1996.1111381     Document Type: Article

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