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ScHARR Report: Re-appraisal of the options for colorectal cancer screening

Executive summary [PDF 225Kb]

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Appendix 1 Adenoma prevalence by age [PDF 273Kb]

[Appendix 2 included in main report]

Appendix 3 Sensitivity and specificity of immunochemical FOBT [PDF 373Kb]


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