Young age colorectal cancer and identification of hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer cohorts

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1055-1056

  Bisgaard, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH6;

CANCER SURVIVAL; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DRUG EFFECT; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE;

EID: 35448952226     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5949     Document Type: Short Survey

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