Appraisal of the faecal haemoglobin, age and sex test (FAST) score in assessment of patients with lower bowel symptoms: an observational study

BACKGROUND: Many patients present in primary care with lower bowel symptoms, but significant bowel disease (SBD), comprising colorectal cancer (CRC), advanced adenoma (AA), or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is uncommon. Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests for haemoglobin (FIT), which examine...

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Autores principales: Digby, Jayne, Strachan, Judith A., Mowat, Craig, Steele, Robert J. C., Fraser, Callum G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6907179/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31829141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-019-1135-5