BOOKS

Bland, K. I., W. G. Cioffi, and M. G. Sarr. Practice of GeneralSurgery. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001.

Grace, P. A., A. Cuschieri, D. Rowley, N. Borley, and A. Darzi. Clinical...

Surgery, 2nd Edition. London: Blackwell Publishers, 2003.

Miller, B. E. Atlas of Sigmoidoscopy and Cytoscopy. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2001.

Schwartz, S. I., J. E. Fischer, F. C. Spencer, G. T. Shires, and J. M. Daly. Principles of Surgery, 7th Edition. New York: McGraw Hill, 1998.

Townsend, C., K. L. Mattox, R. D. Beauchamp, B. M. Evers, and D. C. Sabiston. Sabiston's Review of Surgery, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2001.

Wigton, R. S. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Other Gastrointestinal Procedures. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book, 2000.

PERIODICALS

Mandel, J. S. "Sigmoidoscopy Screening Probably Works, But How Well Is Still Unknown."Journal of the National Cancer Institute 95, no.8 (2003): 571–573.

Nelson, D. E., J. Bolen, S. Marcus, H. E. Wells, and H. Meissner. "Cancer Screening Estimates for U.S. Metropolitan Areas."American Journal of Preventive Medicine 24, no.4 (2003): 301–309.

Newcomb, P. A., B. E. Storer, L. M. Morimoto, A. Templeton, and J. D. Potter. "Long-term Efficacy of Sigmoidoscopy in the Reduction of Colorectal Cancer Incidence."Journal of the National Cancer Institute 95, no.8 (2003): 622–625.

Walsh, J. M., and J. P. Terdiman. "Colorectal Cancer Screening: Clinical Applications."Journal of the American Medical Association 289, no.10 (2003): 1297–1302.

Walsh, J. M., and J. P. Terdiman. "Colorectal Cancer Screening: Scientific Review."Journal of the American Medical Association 289, no.10 (2003): 1288–1296.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Family Physicians. 11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway, Leawood, KS 66211-2672. (913) 906-6000. E-mail: . .

American College of Surgeons. 633 North St. Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611-32311. (312) 202-5000, Fax: (312) 202-5001. E-mail: . .

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 1520 Kensington Road, Suite 202, Oak Brook, IL 60523. (630) 573-0600, Fax: (630) 573-0691. E-mail: . .

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons. 2716 Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 3000, Santa Monica, CA 90405. (310) 314-2404, Fax: (310) 314-2585. E-Mail: . .

OTHER

American Academy of Family Physicians [cited May 5, 2003] .

American Cancer Society. [cited May 5, 2003] .

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. [cited May 5, 2003] .

Colonoscope.org . [cited May 5, 2003] .

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. [cited May 5, 2003] .

National Library of Medicine. [cited May 5, 2003] .

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. [cited May 5, 2003] .