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Research Article

Faecal immunochemical tests for the diagnosis of symptomatic colorectal cancer in primary care: the benefit of more than one sample

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Pages 369-372 | Received 04 Jan 2017, Accepted 06 Aug 2017, Published online: 29 Nov 2017

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