Efficacy in standard clinical practice of colonoscopic polypectomy in reducing colorectal cancer incidence

Gut

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 812-815

  Citarda, F ^a   Tomaselli, G ^a   Capocaccia, R ^b   Barcherini, S ^b   Crespi, M ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035006978     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.48.6.812     Document Type: Article

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