Possible advantages and drawbacks of adding flexible sigmoidoscopy to Hemoccult-II in screening for colorectal cancer: A randomized study

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 73-78

  Rasmussen, Morten ^a   Kronborg, O ^a   Fenger, C ^a   Jorgensen O D ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal adenoma; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal neoplasia; Fecal occult blood test; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Population study; Randomized trial; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPHASIC SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0032973615     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529950172862     Document Type: Article

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