Change in anatomic distribution and incidence of colorectal carcinoma over a period of 15 years: Clinical considerations

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1393-1396

  Mensink, P B F ^a   Kolkman, J J ^a   Van Baarlen, J ^a   Kleibeuker, J H ^a  

^a MEDISCH SPECTRUM TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Endoscopy; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CECUM; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCENDING COLON; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECTUM; SEX RATIO; SIGMOID; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TRANSVERSE COLON;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0036797857     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6431-6     Document Type: Article

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