Population-based prevalence estimates of history of colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy: review and analysis of recent trends

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Stock, Christian ^a   Haug, Ulrike ^a   Brenner, Hermann ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EMBASE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 75749119278     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: 10976779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2009.06.018     Document Type: Review

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