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Original Article

The Correlation of Symptoms, Occult Blood Tests, and Neoplasms in Patients Referred for Double-Contrast Barium Enema

J. Jensen Dept. of Radiology, Varberg Hospital, and Dept. of Surgery, Sahlgren's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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J. Kewenter Dept. of Radiology, Varberg Hospital, and Dept. of Surgery, Sahlgren's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
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J. Swedenborg Dept. of Radiology, Varberg Hospital, and Dept. of Surgery, Sahlgren's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden
Pages 911-914 | Received 04 Nov 1992, Accepted 20 Mar 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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