Referral guidelines for colorectal cancer

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 287-297

  Thompson, M R ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CECUM CANCER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036306122     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1318.2002.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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