Is the prevalence of colorectal neoplasm higher in patients with coronary artery disease? Commentary

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 248-249

  Neugut, Alfred I ^a   Lebwohl, Benjamin ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RECTUM POLYP; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 42649116770     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: 17434262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc1107     Document Type: Short Survey

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