The usefulness of colonoscopy as a screening test for detecting colorectal polyps

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 80, 2007, Pages 2240-2242

  Dae, Han Kim ^a   Seok, Young Lee ^a   Kui, Sung Choi ^a   Ho, Jin Lee ^a   Su, Cheol Park ^a   Kim, Jin ^a   Chul, Ju Han ^a   You, Cheoul Kim ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Radiation and Medical Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal polyp; Screening

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL;

ADENOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRECANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM POLYP; SCREENING; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL POLYPS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RECTAL DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 37749031015     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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