Journal article
Experience of adopting faecal immunochemical testing to meet the NICE colorectal cancer referral criteria for low-risk symptomatic primary care patients in Oxfordshire, UK
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Objective To compare the diagnostic performance of guaiac faecal occult blood (gFOB) testing with faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in a low-risk symptomatic primary care population to provide objective data on which to base local referral guidelines. Design Stool samples from routine primary care practice sent for faecal occult blood testing were analysed by a standard gFOB method and the HM-JACKarc FIT between January and March 2016. Symptoms described on t... Expand abstract
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 777.6KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/flgastro-2018-101052
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National Institute for Health Research
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Macmillan Cancer Support
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Frontline Gastroenterology Journal website
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 347-355
- Publication date:
- 2018-10-09
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-09-07
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2041-4145
- ISSN:
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2041-4137
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pubs:911585
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- pubs:911585
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- Deposit date:
- 2018-08-31
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- Copyright holder:
- Nicholson et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from BMJ Publishing Group at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-101052
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