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Diagnosing colorectal cancer in primary care: cohort study in Sweden of qualitative faecal immunochemical tests, haemoglobin levels, and platelet counts
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnostics are challenging in primary care and reliable diagnostic aids are desired. Qualitative faecal immunochemical tests (FITs) have been used for suspected CRC in Sweden since the mid-2000s, but evidence regarding their effectiveness is scarce. Anaemia and t...
Autores principales: | Högberg, Cecilia, Gunnarsson, Ulf, Jansson, Stefan, Thulesius, Hans, Cronberg, Olof, Lilja, Mikael |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Royal College of General Practitioners
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7643823/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33139332 http://dx.doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20X713465 |
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