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Design, Organization and Management of a Controlled Population Screening Study for Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia: Attendance Rates in the NORCCAP Study (Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Prevention)

M. Bretthauer
,
G. Gondal
,
I. K. Larsen
,
E. Carlsen
,
T. J. Eide
,
T. Grotmol
,
E. Skovlund
,
K. M. Tveit
,
M. H. Vatn
&
G. Hoff
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Pages 568-573 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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