Use of Fecal Occult Blood Testing in Hospitalized Patients: Results of an Audit
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2291-2789,2291-2797
DOI: 10.1155/2014/697103