Quantitation of hemoglobin improves fecal immunochemical tests for noninvasive screening

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 839-840

  Fraser, Callum G ^a   Allison, James E ^b   Young, Graeme P ^c   Halloran, Stephen P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADENOMA; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CARCINOMA IN SITU; COLORECTAL CANCER; EDITORIAL; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TEST; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MALE;

EID: 84879241710     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.02.031     Document Type: Editorial

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