Family history? The forgotten question in high-risk colorectal cancer patients

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 450-455

  Foo, W ^a   Young, J M ^a,b   Solomon, M J ^a,b   Wright, Caroline M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Family history; Hereditary; Significance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILIAL CANCER; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS, HEREDITARY NONPOLYPOSIS; DOCUMENTATION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 66049096450     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01898.x     Document Type: Article

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