Comparison of conventional guaiac to four immunochemical methods for fecal occult blood testing: Implications for clinical practice in hospital and outpatient settings

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 400, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 120-122

  Tannous, Bakhos ^a   Lee Lewandrowski, Elizabeth ^a   Sharples, Cyrrene ^a   Brugge, William ^a   Bigatello, Luca ^a   Thompson, Taylor ^b   Benzer, Theodore ^a   Lewandrowski, Kent ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anemia; Fecal occult blood testing; Gastrointestinal bleeding

Indexed keywords

GUAIAC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCULT BLOOD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY TESTS; COLONOSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GUAIAC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; OCCULT BLOOD; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 57949087034     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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