Estimation of screening test (Hemoccult®) sensitivity in colorectal cancer mass screening
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Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, hemoccult.
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Cancer
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1532-1827
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1752