Incident rates of colonic neoplasia in older patients: When should we stop screening?

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1021-1025

  Harewood, Gavin C ^a   Lawlor, Garrett O ^b   Larson, Mark V ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ELDERLY CARE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645224448     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04218.x     Document Type: Review

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