Colorectal cancer screening by general practitioners: Comparison with national guidelines

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 331-334

  Olynyk, John K ^a   Aquilia, Sina ^a   Platell, Cameron F ^a   Fletcher, David R ^a   Henderson, Sandra ^a   Dickinson, Jim A ^a  

^a FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; OCCULT BLOOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECTUM HEMORRHAGE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032489940     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb138961.x     Document Type: Article

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