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Cost effectiveness of using Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) as an initial diagnostic investigation for patients with lower gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of malignancy
BACKGROUND: There has been an increase in the numbers of patients presenting to primary care with suspected colorectal malignancy and subsequently an increase in demand for endoscopy. This study aims to forecast the cost of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) compared to conventional diagnostic test...
Autores principales: | Kearsey, CC, Graham, C, Lobb, HS, Chacko, J, Weatherburn, R, Rooney, PS |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8117514/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33980161 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01435-7 |
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