Estimation of screening test (Hemoccult®) sensitivity in colorectal cancer mass screening

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1477-1481

  Jouve, J L ^a   Remontet, L ^b   Dancourt, V ^a   Lejeune, C ^a   Benhamiche, A M ^a   Faivre, J ^a   Esteve, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasm; Mass screening; Sensitivity; Sojourn time; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCULT BLOOD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035364972     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1752     Document Type: Article

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