Screening sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer:  further pieces in the jigsaw

Viiala, Charlie H; Olynyk, John K

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06049.x

Topics

Digestive system diseases

Consensus is yet to be reached on the optimal approach to screening

School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital Campus, Fremantle, WA.

Correspondence:

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