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Original Article

Centralized Registration, Prophylactic Examination, and Treatment Results in Improved Prognosis in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: Results from the Danish Polyposis Register

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Pages 989-993 | Received 05 Jan 1995, Accepted 09 Mar 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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