Fecal occult blood testing for iron deficiency: A reappraisal

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Harewood, Gavin ^a   Ahlquist, David ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemia; Fecal occult blood tests; Iron deficiency

Indexed keywords

PORPHYRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; OCCULT BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0033764295     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016968     Document Type: Review

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