Colonoscopy by a family physician: Detecting proximal neoplasia in asymptomatic adults

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 573-577

  Jaboori, Khalid A ^a   Domagalski, Jason E ^a   Eckert, Leigh D ^a   Short, Matthew W ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLON TUMOR; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; WASHINGTON;

EID: 79960934121     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00245     Document Type: Review

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