Shift to earlier stage at diagnosis as a consequence of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 327-330

  Cole, Stephen R ^a,b   Tucker, Graeme R ^c   Osborne, Joanne M ^b   Byrne, Susan E ^b   Bampton, Peter A ^b   Fraser, Robert J L ^b   Young, Graeme P ^b  

^a REPATRIATION GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Health and Ageing ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL BOWEL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM; PATIENT PARTICIPATION;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876257938     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11357     Document Type: Article

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