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01-10-2019 | Colonoscopy | Correspondence

Low Sensitivity of Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) for Detection of Sessile Serrated Adenomas/Polyps Confirmed Over Clinical Setting, Geography, and FIT System

Authors: Craig Mowat, Jayne Digby, Judith A. Strachan, Robert J. C. Steele, Callum G. Fraser

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 10/2019

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Title: Low Sensitivity of Fecal Immunochemical Tests (FIT) for Detection of Sessile Serrated Adenomas/Polyps Confirmed Over Clinical Setting, Geography, and FIT System
Authors: Craig Mowat
Jayne Digby
Judith A. Strachan
Robert J. C. Steele
Callum G. Fraser
Publication date: 01-10-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Keyword: Colonoscopy
Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 10/2019
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-019-05661-z

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