What is the best screening strategy to detect advanced colorectal adenomas? Simulation from ongoing Italian screening experiences

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Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 547-550

  Ventura, Leonardo ^a   Zappa, Marco ^a   Carreras, Giulia ^a   Ciatto, Stefano ^a   Grazzini, Grazia ^a  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Markov model; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ITALY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; SIMULATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 83055163404     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: 20382529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089161109700501     Document Type: Article

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