The risks of screening: Data from the Nottingham randomised controlled trial of faecal occult blood screening for colorectal cancer

Gut

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 588-592

  Robinson, M H E ^a   Hardcastle, J D ^b   Moss, S M ^c   Amar, S S ^b   Chamberlain, J O ^c   Armitage, N C M ^b   Scholefield, J H ^b   Mangham, C M ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Faecal occult blood test; Haemoccult; Screening

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0032879959     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.45.4.588     Document Type: Article

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