The effectiveness of colonoscopy in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 817-

  Gupta, Amit ^a   Ahlquist, David A ^b  

^a Central Illinois Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; LETTER; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM POLYP;

EID: 66749181213     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-11-200906020-00014     Document Type: Letter

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2. Gupta AK, Melton LJ 3rd, Petersen GM, Timmons LJ, Vege SS, Harmsen WS, et al. Changing trends in the incidence, stage, survival, and screen-detection of colorectal cancer: a population-based study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;3:150-158 [PMID: 15704049]