The frequency of a positive family history for colorectal cancer: A population-based study in the Netherlands

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 367-370

  de Jong, A E ^a,b   Vasen, H F A ^a,b  

^a Foundation for the Detection of Hereditary Tumours   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Familial colorectal cancer; General population; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33751363569     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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