Use of a faecal immunochemical test narrows current gaps in uptake for sex, age and deprivation in a bowel cancer screening programme

Jayne Digby; Paula J McDonald; Judith A Strachan; Gillian Libby; Robert JC Steele; Callum G Fraser

doi:10.1177/0969141313497197

Use of a faecal immunochemical test narrows current gaps in uptake for sex, age and deprivation in a bowel cancer screening programme

Jayne Digby, Paula J McDonald, Judith A Strachan, Gillian Libby, Robert JC Steele, Callum G Fraser

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Abstract

To investigate the characteristics of participants screened for bowel cancer using a faecal immunochemical test for haemoglobin (FIT).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	80-85
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Medical Screening
Volume	20
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0969141313497197
Publication status	Published - Jun 2013

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An analysis of the utility of quantitative faecal immunochemical tests in screening and symptomatic populations

Author: Mcdonald, P. J., 2016

Supervisor: Steele, R. (Supervisor) & Bartlett, W. (External person) (Supervisor)

Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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Digby, J., McDonald, P. J., Strachan, J. A., Libby, G., Steele, R. JC., & Fraser, C. G. (2013). Use of a faecal immunochemical test narrows current gaps in uptake for sex, age and deprivation in a bowel cancer screening programme. Journal of Medical Screening, 20(2), 80-85. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969141313497197

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