Screening colonoscopy participation in Turkish colorectal cancer patients and their first degree relatives

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2829-2832

  Kilickap, Saadettin ^a   Arslan, Cagatay ^b   Rama, Dorina ^b   Yalcin, Suayib ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Family history; First degree relatives; Screening colonoscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874063939     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.6.2829     Document Type: Article

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