Evaluation of surveillance programmes for colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis patients by case-control studies: Methodological considerations

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Zack, M M ^a   Ekbom, A ^b,c,d   Persson, P G ^d   Adami, H O ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Surveillance programmes; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 0031399576     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096914139700400305     Document Type: Article

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