External validation of models for predicting risk of colorectal cancer using the China Kadoorie Biobank

Abstract Background In China, colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence and mortality have been steadily increasing over the last decades. Risk models to predict incident CRC have been developed in various populations, but they have not been systematically externally validated in a Chinese population.  This...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Roxanna E. Abhari, Blake Thomson, Ling Yang, Iona Millwood, Yu Guo, Xiaoming Yang, Jun Lv, Daniel Avery, Pei Pei, Peng Wen, Canqing Yu, Yiping Chen, Junshi Chen, Liming Li, Zhengming Chen, Christiana Kartsonaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02488-w