Epidemiology of familial adenomatous polyposis in Sweden: Changes over time and differences in phenotype between males and females

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1230-1235

  Björk, Jan ^a   Akerbrant H ^a   Iselius, L ^a   Alm, T ^a   Hultcrantz, R ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Epidemiology; Familial adenomatous polyposis; Sex

Indexed keywords

BARIUM;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTOSCOPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033398433     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655299750024751     Document Type: Article

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