Flat adenomas exist in asymptomatic people: Important implications for colorectal cancer screening programmes

Gut

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 229-231

  Hart, A R ^a   Kudo, S ^b   Mackay, E H ^a   Mayberry, J F ^a   Atkin, W S ^c  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b AKITA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flat adenomas; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLON ADENOMA; COLON BIOPSY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM ADENOMA; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0031873122     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.43.2.229     Document Type: Article

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