Population-based surveillance by colonoscopy: Effect on the incidence of colorectal cancer: Telemark Polyp Study I

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 414-420

  Thiis Evensen, Espen ^a,b,c   Hoff, G S ^a,b   Sauar, J ^a,b   Langmark, F ^a,b   Majak, B M ^a,b   Vatn, M H ^a,b  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Telemark Sentralsjukehus ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Colorectal neoplasms; Endoscopy; Polyps; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; POLYP; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0032947335     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750026443     Document Type: Article

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