Screening for colorectal cancer: Sense and sensibilities

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Van Hal, Guido ^a   Hoeck, Sarah ^a   Van Roosbroeck, Sofie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80053241977     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: 18790852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(11)70159-9     Document Type: Article

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