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Faecal occult blood screening for patients with gastrointestinal symptoms

✍ Scribed by Mr. C. B. Falkson; T. Bates

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1993
Tongue: English
Weight: 136 KB
Volume: 80
Category: Article
ISSN: 0007-1323
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800801036

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✦ Synopsis

A practical faecal occult blood (FOB) test as a screening tool for colonic pathology was first described by Greegor' in 1967. Many subsequent studies have examined the accuracy and value of FOB testing as a screening method for colonic carcinoma in an asymptomatic Since the role of FOB testing in patients with gastrointestinal symptoms has not yet been clearly defined, the present study was undertaken to examine this question.

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