Screening for Colorectal Cancer by Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Testing
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Immunochemical fecal occult blood tests for colorectal cancer screening.
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Cancer Research
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0910-5050
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1996.tb03103.x