Initial results of the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Lithuania

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 76-80

  Poskus, Tomas ^a   Strupas, Kestutis ^a   Mikalauskas, Saulius ^a   Bitinaite, Dominyka ^a   Kavaliauskas, Augustas ^a   Samalavicius, Narimantas E ^a   Saladzinskas, Zilvinas ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal Cancer; Fecal immune testing; National program; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SCREENING; COLON BIOPSY; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFORMATION SERVICE; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECTUM BIOPSY; REIMBURSEMENT; ADENOMA; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES;

ADENOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LITHUANIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84927695261     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000096     Document Type: Article

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