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Evaluation of a clinical risk index for advanced colorectal neoplasia among a North American population of screening age.
BMC gastroenterology - 19 Nov 2015
Ruco Arlinda, Stock David, Hilsden Robert J, McGregor S Elizabeth, Paszat Lawrence F, Saskin Refik, Rabeneck Linda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A clinical risk index employing age, sex, family history of colorectal cancer (CRC), smoking history and body mass index (BMI) may be useful for prioritizing screening with colonoscopy. The aim of this study was to conduct an external evaluation of a previously published risk index for advanced neoplasia (AN) in a large, well-characterized cohort. METHODS: Five thousand one hundred thirty-seven...
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