Increased risk of colorectal neoplasia in asymptomatic liver-transplant recipients [11]

Gut

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 892-893

  Koornstra, J J ^a   Wesseling, J ^a   De Jong, A E ^a   Vasen, H F A ^a   Kleibeuker, J H ^a   Haagsma, E B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SKIN TUMOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34249774569     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2007.120121     Document Type: Letter

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