Poor awareness of colorectal cancer symptoms; a preventable cause of emergency and late stage presentation

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 55-57

  Manning, Aidan T ^a   Wadron, R ^a   Barry, K ^a  

^a MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 33846868366     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03167968     Document Type: Article

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