A resect and discard strategy would improve cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Hassan, Cesare ^a   Pickhardt, Perry J ^b,c   Rex, Douglas K ^d  

^a NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorectal Cancer Screening; Cost Effectiveness; Diminutive Polyps; NBI

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC POLYPECTOMY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTESTINE POLYP; PATHOLOGIST;

EID: 77957128174     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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