Family based colorectal cancer screening in a district hospital

Gut

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-425

  Cripps, N P J ^a   Heald, R J ^a  

^a BASINGSTOKE AND NORTH HAMPSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Family history; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029935221     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.38.3.421     Document Type: Article

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