New information on fecal occult blood testing

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Douglas K Rex. Rev Gastroenterol Disord. 2003 Winter.

. 2003 Winter;3(1):53-5.

¹ Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

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