Colorectal cancer screening

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 42, 2006, Pages 6747-6750

  McLoughlin, Ramona M ^a   O'Morain, Colm A ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Fecal occult blood testing; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

AUTOMATION; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; OCCULT BLOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 33751355408     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i42.6747     Document Type: Editorial

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