Rates of colonoscopy in the 3 years prior to a diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Western Australia: assessment of risk factors for missed and interval cancers. Preliminary results from a population-based study
Introduction and Aims: Colonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) however there is a miss rate for cancers of up to 7.9%, with significant variability in this figure from different populations (1–5). Patient, procedural, and biological risk factors are thought to have an...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50077 |