Moisture content of Hemoccult slides influences test sensitivity

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1111-1114

  Faure, Henri ^a   Exbrayat, Catherine ^b   Winckel, Philippe ^c   Bolla, Michel ^d  

^a CHU La Tronche and University   (France)

^b Office Dept Lutte contre le Cancer   (France)

^c Clinique du Mail   (France)

^d HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

Author keywords

Hemoccult II; Humidity; Positivity rate; Season; Sensitivity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0142075833     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200310000-00008     Document Type: Article

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