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Descriptive characteristics of a colon disease family registry at an urban hospital.

Cancer epidemiology - 1 Feb 2011

Gökbayrak N Simay, Thélémaque Linda D, Itzkowitz Steven H, Jandorf Lina

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BACKGROUND: Hospital registries are an important component of cancer screening efforts of individuals and communities. This paper describes the structure and goals of a Colon Disease Family Registry at a metropolitan hospital. Patient characteristics, differences between gastrointestinal diseases among probands, subjective distress in relation to perception of colorectal cancer, and quality of life were examined....

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PMID: 21273157
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.12.003

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