Should African Americans be screened for colorectal cancer at an earlier age?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 352-353

  Carethers, John M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Age; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OCCULT BLOOD; ONSET AGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 27844481699     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0241     Document Type: Short Survey

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