Reduction of clinically manifest colorectal cancer by endoscopic screening: Empirical evaluation and comparison of screening at various ages

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-237

  Brenner, H ^a   Arndt, V ^a   Stegmaier, C ^b   Ziegler, H ^b   Sturmer T ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND CANCER REGISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case control study; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Endoscopy; Mass screening; Prevention; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TECHNIQUE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 20344364660     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200506000-00006     Document Type: Article

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