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Barrett's Oesophagus Is Not a Risk Factor for Colonic Neoplasia: A Case-control Study

R. Laitakari Department of Surgery, Tampere University Hospital and Departments of Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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P. Laippala Department of Surgery, Tampere University Hospital and Departments of Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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J. Isolauri Department of Surgery, Tampere University Hospital and Departments of Clinical Medicine and Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Pages 499-502 | Received 24 Jun 1994, Accepted 13 Feb 1995, Published online: 20 Nov 2010

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