Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
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The Australian Bowel Cancer Screening Pilot: Outcomes of the National GP Workshop 24 August 2006

This report presents the outcomes of a workshop held to identify issues for general practice, including individual GPs, Divisions of General Practice, State-Based Organisations and peak GP bodies should a national bowel cancer screening program be introduced in Australia.

Screening Monograph No. 3/2005

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