Influence of delay in stool sampling on fecal occult blood test sensitivity

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1107-1108

  Young, Graeme P ^a,b   Sinatra, Marc A ^a   St John, D James B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBIN; HEME; HEMOGLOBIN; PEROXIDASE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES ANALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 0029944883     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/42.7.1107     Document Type: Article

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