Clinical Significance of Small Colorectal Polyps

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 481-485

  Church, James M ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoma; High risk; Small adenoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RISK; COLON POLYP; COLORECTAL CANCER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECTUM POLYP;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONIC POLYPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842422081     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-003-0078-6     Document Type: Article

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