## Abstract Comparability of costβeffectiveness of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategies is limited if heterogeneous study data are combined. We analyzed prospective empirical data from a randomizedβcontrolled trial to compare costβeffectiveness of screening with either one round of immunoch
Occult blood screening obstacles to effectiveness
β Scribed by David A. Ahlquist
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 767 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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