Population-based screening for colorectal cancer with faecal occult blood test-do we really have enough evidence?

International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1269-1275

  Ekelund, Göran ^a   Manjer, Jonas ^a   Zackrisson, Sophia ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bias; Bowel cancer; Colorectal cancer; Mortality; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78149413245     PISSN: 01791958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00384-010-1027-1     Document Type: Review

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