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| Type: | Thesis |
| Title: | Colorectal cancer in the Australian population : prospects for prevention through screening / David Weller. |
| Author: | Weller, David P. |
| Issue Date: | 1994 |
| School/Discipline: | Dept. of Community Medicine |
| Abstract: | Examins Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) screening as a possible means of reducing mortality from colorectal cancer in Australia. Consists of an evaluation of a FOBT screening program in South Australia (in terms of numbers of cancers detected, accuracy of the test used, costs of the program and characteristics of participants) and surveys of the general population and of South Australian general practitioners, providing information on knowledge, attitudes and practices in relation to colorectal cancer and its prevention. |
| Dissertation Note: | Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Community Medicine, 1995? |
| Subject: | Fecal occult blood tests. Colon (Anatomy) Cancer Diagnosis. Rectum Cancer Diagnosis. Cancer Public opinion. |
| Description: | Includes bibliographical references. xiii, 260 leaves ; 30 cm. |
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