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Does faecal occult blood testing predict the presence of gastric cancer? The results of a population based study in the Province of Florence

✍ Scribed by A.G. Bonanomi; M. Zappa; C.B. Visioli; S. Ciatto; G. Grazzini; T. Rubeca; E. Paci; G. Castiglione

Book ID
119632095
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
115 KB
Volume
38
Category
Article
ISSN
1590-8658

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