Screening relatives of patients with colorectal cancer: The need for continuing education

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-15

  Heriot, A G ^a   Murday, V ^a   Kumar, D ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Family history; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SURGEON;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PEDIGREE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY;

EID: 0033006902     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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