Colonoscopy for colorectal cancer prevention: is it fulfilling the promise?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-120

  Robertson, Douglas J ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CECUM CANCER; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 73249133193     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.09.004     Document Type: Editorial

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