Uptake, yield of neoplasia, and adverse effects of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening.

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Published in Gut on April 01, 1998

Authors

W S Atkin1, A Hart, R Edwards, P McIntyre, R Aubrey, J Wardle, S Sutton, J Cuzick, J M Northover

Author Affiliations

1: ICRF Colorectal Cancer Unit, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.

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