Doubling time of flat and polypoid colorectal neoplasms: Defining the adenoma-carcinoma sequence

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1621-1623

  Bond, John H ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLON ADENOMA; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033915150     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00973-4     Document Type: Editorial

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