Detection of occult upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding: Performance differences in fecal occult blood tests

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  Harewood, G C ^a   McConnell, Joseph P ^a   Harrington, Jonathan J ^a   Mahoney, Douglas W ^a   Ahlquist, David A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUAIAC; HEME; PORPHYRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCULT BLOOD;

EID: 0036144270     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/77.1.23     Document Type: Article

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