Flexible sigmoidoscopy as a mass screening tool

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-223

  Atkin, Wendy S ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Mass screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SCREENING; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0031954095     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199803000-00005     Document Type: Review

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