Faecal occult blood testing in symptomatic patients: Comparison of three tests
โ Scribed by Mr J. J. T. Tate; J. Northway; G. T. Royle; I. Taylor
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 646 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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