A prospective analysis of false positive events in a National Colon Cancer Surveillance Program.

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Published in BMC Health Serv Res on March 27, 2014

Authors

Knut Magne Augestad1, Jan Norum, Johnie Rose, Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA. knut.magne.augestad@telemed.no.

Associated clinical trials:

Follow-up After Surgery for Colon Cancer. General Practice vs. Surgical-based Follow-up? (ONKOLINK) | NCT00572143

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