Epidemiology of colorectal polyps

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Giacosa, A ^a   Frascio, F ^a   Munizzi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon; Epidemiology; Polyps

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROTO ONCOGENE; RISK FACTOR;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENES, RAS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 13444278864     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0169-y     Document Type: Article

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