Screening for colorectal cancer in Europe

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 805-806

  Keighley, M R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BLEEDING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HUMAN; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 4544313511     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520410003551     Document Type: Editorial

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