Colorectal cancer: How big is the problem, why prevent it, and how might it present?

Colorectal Cancer in Clinical Practice: Prevention, Early Detection and Management: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-17

  Spann, Stephen J ^a   Rozen, Paul ^b   Young, Graeme P ^c   Levin, Bernard ^d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 85145626030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b14353-4     Document Type: Chapter

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