Screening for gastrointestinal neoplasia: Efficacy and cost of two different approaches in a clinical rehabilitation centre

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Manus, B ^a   Bragelmann R ^c   Armbrecht, U ^a   Stolte, M ^b   Stockbrugger R W ^c  

^a Marbachtalklinik ^*  (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal adenomas; Colorectal cancer; Cost efficacy; Faecal occult blood test; Gastroscopy; Rehabilitation; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; SCREENING; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADENOMA; ADULT; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROSCOPY; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030042963     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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