Prediction of flare-ups of ulcerative colitis using quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood test
Authors:
- Jun KatoJKJun Kato
- Koji TakemotoKTKoji Takemoto
- Sakiko HiraokaSHSakiko Hiraoka
- Hiroyuki OkadaHOHiroyuki Okada
- Kazuhide YamamotoKYKazuhide Yamamoto
Open Access
- 1 January 2010
- journal article
- Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. in World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 16 (9) , 1110-1114
Abstract
AIM: To examine the feasibility of predicting the flare-up of ulcerative colitis (UC) before symptoms emerge using the immunochemical fecal occult blood test (I-FOBT).Keywords
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