European guidelines for quality assurance in colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis. First Edition Principles of evidence assessment and methods for reaching recommendations

Endoscopy

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL3, 2012, Pages

  Minozzi, S ^a   Armaroli, P ^a   Segnan, N ^a  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

colorectal neoplasms; evidence based methodology; mass screening; population based programmes; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84866564372     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1309781     Document Type: Review

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