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Randomized study of biennial screening with a faecal occult blood test: results after nine screening rounds

O. Kronborg Dept. of Surgery A and Dept. of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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O. D. Jørgensen Dept. of Surgery A and Dept. of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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C. Fenger Dept. of Surgery A and Dept. of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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M. Rasmussen Dept. of Surgery A and Dept. of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Pages 846-851 | Received 16 Mar 2004, Accepted 19 Apr 2004, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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