Use and abuse of fecal occult blood tests: a community hospital experience

Use and abuse of fecal occult blood tests: a community hospital experience

Abstract Background The Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is one of the diagnostic modalities indicated for screening patients for Colorectal Cancer (CRC). Despite being approved only for screening for CRC, numerous studies in the past have illustrated misuse of the FOBT. We examined utilization of the...

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Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Sarthak Soin, Olalekan Akanbi, Abdullah Ahmed, Yunha Kim, Sarbagya Pandit, Igor Wroblewski, Nasir Saleem
Formáid: Alt
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: BMC 2019-09-01
Sraith:BMC Gastroenterology
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Colorectal cancer
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Screening
Fecal occult blood test
Rochtain ar líne:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1079-9

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-019-1079-9

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