Faecal immunochemical tests to triage patients with lower abdominal symptoms for suspected colorectal cancer referrals in primary care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

Marie Westwood; Isaac Corro Ramos; Shona Lang; Marianne Luyendijk; Remziye Zaim; Lisa Stirk; Maiwenn Al; Nigel Armstrong; Jos Kleijnen

doi:10.3310/hta21330

Faecal immunochemical tests to triage patients with lower abdominal symptoms for suspected colorectal cancer referrals in primary care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis

Marie Westwood^*, Isaac Corro Ramos, Shona Lang, Marianne Luyendijk, Remziye Zaim, Lisa Stirk, Maiwenn Al, Nigel Armstrong, Jos Kleijnen

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-243
Number of pages	236
Journal	Health Technology Assessment
Volume	21
Issue number	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21330
Publication status	Published - May 2017

Keywords

OCCULT-BLOOD-TESTS
DIAGNOSTIC-ACCURACY
SCREENING-PROGRAM
ADVERSE EVENTS
FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY
CT COLONOGRAPHY
BOWEL-DISEASE
BARIUM ENEMA
COLONOSCOPY
METAANALYSIS

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Westwood, M., Ramos, I. C., Lang, S., Luyendijk, M., Zaim, R., Stirk, L., Al, M., Armstrong, N., & Kleijnen, J. (2017). Faecal immunochemical tests to triage patients with lower abdominal symptoms for suspected colorectal cancer referrals in primary care: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. Health Technology Assessment, 21(33), 1-243. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21330

Westwood, Marie ; Ramos, Isaac Corro ; Lang, Shona ; Luyendijk, Marianne ; Zaim, Remziye ; Stirk, Lisa ; Al, Maiwenn ; Armstrong, Nigel ; Kleijnen, Jos. / Faecal immunochemical tests to triage patients with lower abdominal symptoms for suspected colorectal cancer referrals in primary care : a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. In: Health Technology Assessment. 2017 ; Vol. 21, No. 33. pp. 1-243.

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