Faecal occult blood testing in the detection of colorectal cancer 5012 asymptomatic patients over the age of 40 years were asked by their general practitioners to perform a Hemoccult faecal blood test over 3 days. 3422 patients on a normal diet completed the test (a compliance rate of 67 per cent).
The earlier detection of colorectal cancers. A preliminary report of the results of the occult blood study
โ Scribed by Victor A. Gilbertsen; Richard McHugh; Leonard Schuman; Stanley E. Williams
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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