A 9-year follow-up study of participants and nonparticipants in sigmoidoscopy screening: Importance of self-selection

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1163-1168

  Blom, Johannes ^a   Yin, Li ^b   Lidén, Annika ^c   Dolk, Anders ^a   Jeppsson, Bengt ^d   Påhlman, Lars ^c   Holmberg, Lars ^e   Nyrén, Olof ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORECTAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL TUMOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUMOR; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTER; SMOKING; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 52649100581     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-2764     Document Type: Article

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