Towards improved awareness and earlier diagnosis of early onset colorectal neoplasms

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 615-616

  Molfino, Alessio ^a   Formiconi, Alessandra ^a   Leone, Paolo Maria ^a   Rossi Fanelli, Filippo ^a   Muscaritoli, Maurizio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORECTAL TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84942252153     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-014-1101-8     Document Type: Article

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