Computed tomographic colonography in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer
β Scribed by M. Sabanli; A. Balasingam; W. Bailey; T. Eglinton; P. Hider; F. A. Frizelle
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.7098
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