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Is there an added value of faecal calprotectin and haemoglobin in the diagnostic work-up for primary care patients suspected of significant colorectal disease? A cross-sectional diagnostic study

BACKGROUND: The majority of primary care patients referred for bowel endoscopy do not have significant colorectal disease (SCD), and are – in hindsight – unnecessarily exposed to a small but realistic risk of severe endoscopy-associated complications. We developed a diagnostic strategy to better exc...

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Autores principales: Elias, Sjoerd G., Kok, Liselotte, de Wit, Niek J., Witteman, Ben J. M, Goedhard, Jelle G., Romberg-Camps, Mariëlle J. L., Muris, Jean W. M., Moons, Karel G. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27666114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-016-0684-5