Incidence and recurrence rates of colorectal adenomas in first-degree asymptomatic relatives of patients with colon cancer

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1601-1604

  Fossi, Stefania ^a   Bazzoli, Franco ^a   Ricciardiello, Luigi ^a   Nicolini, Gianni ^a   Zagari, Rocco Maurizio ^a   Pozzato, Paolo ^a   Palli, Domenico ^b   Roda, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLON ADENOMA; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELATIVE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035012107     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(01)02347-4     Document Type: Article

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