Screening participation for people at increased risk of colorectal cancer due to family history: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Driss Ait Ouakrim; Trevor Lockett; Alex Boussioutas; John L Hopper; Mark A Jenkins

Journal article

Screening participation for people at increased risk of colorectal cancer due to family history: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Driss Ait Ouakrim, Trevor Lockett, Alex Boussioutas, John L Hopper, Mark A Jenkins

Familial Cancer | SPRINGER | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1007/s10689-013-9658-3

University of Melbourne Researchers

Driss Ait Ouakrim Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

John Hopper Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Alex Boussioutas Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Mark Jenkins Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Funding Acknowledgements

Driss Ait Ouakrim was supported by a Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation PhD scholarship (CSIRO, Preventative Heath Flagship). The study was conducted independently of funding agencies. Mark Jenkins is supported by a National Health & Medical Research Council, Australia Senior Research Fellow grant. The study was conducted independently of funding agencies.