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Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Volume 24, 1989 - Issue 5
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Repeated Screening for Colorectal Cancer with Fecal Occult Blood Test: A Prospective Randomized Study at Funen, Denmark

O. Kronborg Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Statistics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, and Institute of Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark
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C. Fenger Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Statistics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, and Institute of Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark
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J. Olsen Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Statistics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, and Institute of Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark
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K. Bech Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Statistics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, and Institute of Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark
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O. Søndergaard Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Dept. of Pathology, and Dept. of Statistics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, and Institute of Social Medicine, Aarhus University, Århus, Denmark
Pages 599-606 | Received 28 Nov 1988, Accepted 02 Feb 1989, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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