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Qualitative faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for diagnosing colorectal cancer in patients with histories of rectal bleeding in primary care: a cohort study

BACKGROUND: Rectal bleeding is considered an alarm symptom for colorectal cancer (CRC) but it is common and mostly caused by benign conditions. Qualitative faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) for occult blood have been used as diagnostic aids for many years in Sweden when CRC is suspected. The study...

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Autores principales: Högberg, Cecilia, Gunnarsson, Ulf, Cronberg, Olof, Thulesius, Hans, Lilja, Mikael, Jansson, Stefan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7541370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32602056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00384-020-03672-1