Screening and Surveillance for the Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer and Adenomatous Polyps

Gastroenterology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 710-

  Maisonneuve, Patrick ^a   Botteri, Edoardo ^a   Lowenfels, Albert B ^b  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; BODY MASS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENTERITIS; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 48549107918     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.04.039     Document Type: Letter

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