Assessment of faecal haemoglobin concentration distributions is vital for faecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based colorectal cancer screening programmes

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 52-53

  Fraser, Callum G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

CHEMISTRY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FECES; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84961255653     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969141315597017     Document Type: Letter

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