Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance

M Westwood; S Lang; N Armstrong; S van Turenhout; J Cubiella; L Stirk; Isaac Corro Ramos; Marianne Luyendijk; Remziye Zaim; J Kleijnen; C G Fraser

doi:10.1186/s12916-017-0944-z

Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance

M Westwood, S Lang, N Armstrong, S van Turenhout, J Cubiella, L Stirk, Isaac Corro Ramos, Marianne Luyendijk, Remziye Zaim, J Kleijnen, C G Fraser

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Article number	189
Journal	BMC Medicine
Volume	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0944-z
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Westwood, M., Lang, S., Armstrong, N., van Turenhout, S., Cubiella, J., Stirk, L., Corro Ramos, I., Luyendijk, M., Zaim, R., Kleijnen, J., & Fraser, C. G. (2017). Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance. BMC Medicine, 15, [189]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0944-z

Westwood, M ; Lang, S ; Armstrong, N ; van Turenhout, S ; Cubiella, J ; Stirk, L ; Corro Ramos, Isaac ; Luyendijk, Marianne ; Zaim, Remziye ; Kleijnen, J ; Fraser, C G. / Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance. In: BMC Medicine. 2017 ; Vol. 15.

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