Colorectal cancer screening by obstetrician-gynecologists

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1054-1056

  Musinski, Scott E ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Encinitas Women's Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Occult blood; Screening; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0035340780     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.114507     Document Type: Article

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