Measurement of degraded fecal hemoglobin-heme to estimate gastrointestinal site of occult bleeding appraisal of its clinical utility

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 605-608

  Goldschmiedt, M ^a   Ahlquist, D A ^a   Wieand, H S ^a   McGill, D B ^a   Taylor, W F ^a   Ellefson, R D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

hemoglobin degradation; HemoQuant; occult gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEME; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0023751895     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01798364     Document Type: Article

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