Colorectal cancer screening with the addition of flexible sigmoidoscopy to guaiac-based faecal occult blood testing: A French population-based controlled study (Wintzenheim trial)

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 3282-3290

  Denis, B ^a   Gendre, I ^b   Aman, F ^c   Ribstein, F ^c   Maurin, P ^c   Perrin, P ^b  

^a Pasteur Hospital   (France)

^b ADECA Alsace   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Colorectal neoplasms; Diagnosis; Mass screening; Occult blood; Prevention and control; Sigmoidoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GUAIAC; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 70450242853     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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