Depth of insertion at flexible sigmoidoscopy: Implications for colorectal cancer screening and instrument design

Endoscopy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 227-231

  Painter, J ^a   Saunders, D B ^b   Bell, G D ^c   Williams, C B ^b   Pitt, R ^d   Bladen, J ^e  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DESCENDING COLON; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOID; SIGMOIDOSCOPE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SPLEEN;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGMOIDOSCOPES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0032942131     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-13673     Document Type: Article

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