Screening for colorectal cancer in adults at average risk: A summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 132-141

  Pignone, Michael ^a   Rich, Melissa ^a   Teutsch, Steven M ^a   Berg, Alfred O ^a   Lohr, Kathleen N ^a  

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Indexed keywords

AGE; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PERFORATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0037118715     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-137-2-200207160-00015     Document Type: Review

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