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Original Article

Colonoscopic Screening Examination of Relatives of Patients with Colorectal Cancer:I. A Comparison with an Endoscopically Screened Normal Population

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Pages 661-666 | Received 04 Dec 1991, Accepted 03 Mar 1992, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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