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Early detection of colorectal cancer with faecal occult blood test screening

✍ Scribed by H. Paimela; N. Malila; T. Palva; T. Hakulinen; H. Vertio; H. Järvinen


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
98 KB
Volume
97
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1323

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