Population based endoscopic screening for colorectal cancer

Gut

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-322

  Atkin, W S ^a   Northover, J M A ^a  

^a ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 0037371307     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.52.3.321     Document Type: Short Survey

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