Dietary interventions for fecal occult blood test screening: Systematic review of the literature

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-238

  Konrad, Gerald ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Family Medical Centre Teaching Unit   (Canada)

^c Family Medical Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUAIAC; PEROXIDASE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OCCULT BLOOD; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RED MEAT; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIET; GUAIAC; HUMANS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MASS SCREENING; MELENA; OCCULT BLOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77949777687     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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