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Comparison of a peanut agglutinin test and an immunochemical faecal occult blood test in detecting colorectal neoplasia in symptomatic patients

J. Vironen Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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S. Kellokumpu Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Oulu, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. C. Andersson Department of Pathology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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I. Kellokumpu Department of Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 140-145 | Received 01 Dec 2003, Accepted 14 Jan 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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