| Title |
The impact of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Surgical Endoscopy, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00464-012-2308-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Luiz Ronaldo Alberti, David Correa Alves De Lima, Kelly Cristine De Lacerda Rodrigues, Marcos Paulo Lima Taranto, Sergio Henrique Leão Gonçalves, Andy Petroianu |
| Abstract |
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Prevention of this neoplasm should be achievable by screening programs in asymptomatic patients. The objective of the present paper is to assess colonoscopic findings in asymptomatic people submitted to screening. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 32 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 30 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 13% |
| Researcher | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 8 | 25% |
| Unknown | 6 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 56% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 7 | 22% |