The Melbourne colorectal cancer study: Reflections on a 30-year experience

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 193, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 648-652

  Kune, Gabriel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCIDENCE; JEW; POLYPECTOMY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 78650214394     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb04093.x     Document Type: Article

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