Results of the first round of a demonstration pilot of screening for colorectal cancer in the United Kingdom

UK Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Group

doi:10.1136/bmj.38153.491887.7C

Results of the first round of a demonstration pilot of screening for colorectal cancer in the United Kingdom

UK Colorectal Cancer Screening Pilot Group

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Objective To assess the feasibility of introducing into the UK's NHS a national screening programme for colorectal cancer based on faecal occult blood testing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	133-135
Number of pages	3
Journal	BMJ
Volume	329
Issue number	7458
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38153.491887.7C
Publication status	Published - 2004

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Results of the first round of a demonstration pilot of screening for colorectal cancer in the United Kingdom

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