Risk Factors for Distal Colon and Rectal Cancer Following a Negative Screening Sigmoidoscopy
β Scribed by Doria-Rose, Vincent P. ;Newcomb, Polly A. ;Levin, Theodore R. ;Conell, Carol ;Weiss, Noel
- Book ID
- 122159178
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 83 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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