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Editorial

Diverticular disease and cancer: an unproven link

Savvas PapagrigoriadisKing’s College Hospital, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1145-1146 | Received 04 May 2016, Accepted 07 May 2016, Published online: 20 Jun 2016

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