Colorectal neoplasia in acromegaly

Gut

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 585-587

  Jenkins, P J ^a   Besser, G M ^a   Fairclough, P D ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ACROMEGALY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033005855     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.44.5.585     Document Type: Editorial

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