Screening for colorectal cancer with an immunological faecal occult blood test: 2-year follow-up

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 500-501

  Robinson, M H E ^a,d   Marks, C G ^b   Farrands, P A ^c   Bostock, K ^a   Hardcastle, J D ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BRIGHTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0029972466     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830420     Document Type: Article

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