Fecal occult blood testing when colonoscopy capacity is limited

Background Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) can be adapted to a limited colonoscopy capacity by narrowing the age range or extending the screening interval, by using a more specific test or hemoglobin cutoff level for referral to colonoscopy, and by restricting surveillance colonoscopy. Which of th...

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Main Authors: Wilschut, J., Habbema, J., Van Leerdam, M., Hol, L., Lansdorp_Vogelaar, Iris, Kuipers, E., Van Ballegooijen, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49818