Occult blood testing for detection of asymptomatic colon cancer
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Flexible sigmoidoscopy versus faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic individuals.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197107)28:1<131::aid-cncr2820280125>3.0.co;2-i