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Original Article

Polypectomy of Adenomas in the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: 10 Years' Follow-up of the Telemark Polyp Study I A Prospective, Controlled Population Study

G. Hoff Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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J. Sauar Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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M. H. Vatn Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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S. Larsen Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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F. Langmark Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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I. E. Moen Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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A. Foerster Dept. of Medicine, Telemark Central Hospital, Skien; Medstat Research, Lillestrøm; and Norwegian Cancer Registry; Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Aker Hospital; and Dept. of Pathology and Dept. of Medicine, Norwegian National Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Pages 1006-1010 | Received 12 Jan 1996, Accepted 07 May 1996, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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