Screening for colorectal cancer

Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 87-92

  Lau, Patrick ^a   Sung, Joseph ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asia; Colerectal cancer; Colonoscopy; Fecal occult blood test; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BARIUM ENEMA; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOUBLE CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; ENTERITIS; GARDNER SYNDROME; GENETIC DISORDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LIFESTYLE; OCCULT BLOOD; PEUTZ JEGHERS SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 4444365416     PISSN: 14439611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-9573.2004.00153.x     Document Type: Review

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