Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 45A)
Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 45A)
Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 45A)
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<strong>KCE</strong> <strong>reports</strong> vol.45 Screen<strong>in</strong>g for Colorectal Cancer 5<br />
ABBREVIATIONS<br />
Acronym Full text<br />
ACCP European Advisory Committee on Cancer Prevention<br />
ACG American College of Gastroenterologists<br />
ACP American Collega of Physicians<br />
ACPGBI Association of Coloproctology for Great Brita<strong>in</strong> and Ireland<br />
ACS American Cancer Society<br />
AFAP Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis<br />
AGA American Gastroenterological Association<br />
AGEQ Association des Gastro-Entérologues du Québec<br />
AGEQTF Quebec Association of Gastroenterology Task Force<br />
AGREE Appraisal of Guidel<strong>in</strong>es Research and Evaluation<br />
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality USA (formerly AHCPR)<br />
AHTAC Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee<br />
AJCC American Jo<strong>in</strong>t Committee on Cancer<br />
ANAES<br />
Agence Nationale d'Accréditation et d'Evaluation en Santé France; nowadays:<br />
HAS - Haute Autorité de Santé<br />
AR Absolute Risk<br />
ASCO American Society of Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Oncology<br />
ASGE American Society for Gastro<strong>in</strong>test<strong>in</strong>al Endoscopy<br />
AUD Australian dollars<br />
BSG British Society of Gastroenterology<br />
CBO<br />
Centraal Begeleid<strong>in</strong>gsOrgaan, nowadays Kwaliteits<strong>in</strong>stituut voor de<br />
Gezondheidszorg CBO - Nederland<br />
CDC Centers for Disease Control and prevention (US)<br />
CDN Canadian dollars<br />
CDSR Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews<br />
CEA Cost-effectiveness Analysis<br />
CEBM Centre for Evidence-Based Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
CER Control Event Rate<br />
CG Control Group<br />
CI Confidence Interval<br />
CINAHL Cumulative Index to Nurs<strong>in</strong>g and Allied Health Literature<br />
CPG Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Practice Guidel<strong>in</strong>es<br />
CR Crude (all ages) <strong>in</strong>cidence rate (n/100.000 person years)<br />
CRC Colorectal Cancer<br />
CRCT Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials<br />
CRD Centre for Reviews and Dissim<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
CT Computerised Tomography<br />
CTC Computerised Tomography Colonography<br />
CTFPHC Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care<br />
Cum Se Cumulative Sensitivity (after primary screen<strong>in</strong>g and re-screen<strong>in</strong>g)<br />
DALY Disability Adjusted Life Years<br />
DARE Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness<br />
DCBE Double Contrast Barium Enema<br />
DKFZ Deutsche Krebsvorschungszentrum<br />
DKK Danish Krone<br />
DPCP Detectable Pre-Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Phase<br />
DRE Digital Rectal Exam<strong>in</strong>ation<br />
EDD Extensive Distal Diverticulosis<br />
EER Experimental Event Rate