Risk of colorectal adenomas in patients with a family history of colorectal cancer: Some implications for screening programmes

Gut

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 105-108

  Aitken, J F ^a,b,c   Bain, C J ^a   Ward, M ^c   Siskind, V ^a   MacLennan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

adenomas; colorectal cancer; family history; screening

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029927158     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.39.1.105     Document Type: Article

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