Screening for colorectal cancer using a quantitative immunochemical faecal occult blood test: a feasibility study in an Asian population
β Scribed by W.-P. Fu; M.-H. Kam; W.-M. Ling; S.-F. Ong; N. Suzannah; Kong-Weng Eu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 202 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1123-6337
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