A multicenter prospective study of immunochemical fecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer detection

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2291-2295

  Lohsiriwat, Varut ^a   Thavichaigarn, Parinya ^b   Awapittaya, Burin ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c RAJAVITHI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Colorectal cancer; FOBT; Immunochemical fecal occult blood test; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 37149002087     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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