Screening for colorectal cancer: Decision in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 501, 2004, Pages 245-246

  Leibovici, Leonard ^a,b   Fraser, Abagail ^a,b   Hellmann, Sarah ^a,b  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL STUDY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 1842788812     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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