Explaining recent declines in colorectal cancer incidence: Was it the sigmoidoscope?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 332-334

  Selby, Joe V ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGMOIDOSCOPE;

EID: 0033829537     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(00)00540-4     Document Type: Editorial

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