Diagnostic value of rectal bleeding in predicting colorectal cancer: A systematic review

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1015-1021

  Tong, Gui Xian ^a   Chai, Jing ^a   Cheng, Jing ^a   Xia, Yi ^a   Feng, Rui ^a   Zhang, Lu ^a   Wang, De Bin ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Predictive; Rectal bleeding; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RECTUM;

EID: 84894671327     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2014.15.2.1015     Document Type: Article

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