Quantitative Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Testing for Colorectal Adenoma Detection: Evaluation in the Target Population of Screening and Comparison With Qualitative Tests
β Scribed by Haug, Ulrike; Hundt, Sabrina; Brenner, Hermann
- Book ID
- 125886725
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 246 KB
- Volume
- 105
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9270
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