Look to Poland! Conversion from opportunistic screening to a randomized, national screening program for colorectal cancer

Geir Hoff

doi:10.1055/s-0034-1393430

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2015; 47(12): 1104-1105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1393430

Editorial

Look to Poland! Conversion from opportunistic screening to a randomized, national screening program for colorectal cancer

Geir Hoff

Institute of Population-based Cancer Research – Clinical and Registry-based Research, Oslo, Norway

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