Faecal occult blood screening of first degree relatives of patients with colorectal cancer
β Scribed by N. C. Armitage; P. A. Farrands; C. M. Mangham; J. D. Hardcastle
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 300 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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