United States preventive services task force recommendations: Age to end screening misunderstood

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1453-

  Zauber, Ann G ^a   Van Ballegooijen, Marjolein ^a   Petitti, Diana ^a   Lansdorp Vogelaar, Iris ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SIMULATION; UNITED STATES; AGE; AGED; COLORECTAL TUMOR; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049389759     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181ecfb3f     Document Type: Letter

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