Eliminating In-Hospital Fecal Occult Blood Testing: Our Experience with Disinvestment.

Am J Med

Department of Internal Medicine, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas; Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Tex; Division of Gastroenterology, University Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas. Electronic address:

Published: July 2018

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