Colonoscopy in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of colorectal cancer

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 439-443

  Syrigos, K N ^a,c   Charalampopoulos, A ^b   Ho, J L ^b   Zbar, A ^a   Murday, V A ^a   Leicester, R J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Familial colon cancer; First degree relative; Neoplastic polyps; Total colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0036286314     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/aso.2002.9.5.439     Document Type: Article

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