Endoscopic colorectal cancer screening in women: can we do better?{A figure is presented}

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1047-1049

  Streett, Sarah E ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 34248665269     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.02.037     Document Type: Editorial

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