Not an equal opportunity disease - a sex and gender-based review of colorectal cancer in men and women: Part II

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-256

  Payne, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Colorectal cancer; Gender; Sex

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 34548203148     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2007.03.008     Document Type: Review

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