Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT)

FOBT (Fecal Occult Blood Test)

References

Citations

1. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2002). Screening for colorectal cancer. Available online: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspscolo.htm.

2. Lewis C (2007). Colorectal cancer screening, search date November 2006. Online version of BMJ Clinical Evidence. Also available online: http://www.clinicalevidence.com.

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• Helfand M (2005). Colorectal cancer section of Adult preventive health care. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 1, chap. 5. New York: WebMD.

• Levin B, et al. (2008). Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: A joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 58(3): 130–160.

• Nadel MR, et al. (2005). A national survey of primary care physician's methods for screening for fecal occult blood. Annals of Internal Medicine, 142(2): 86–94.

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