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Population screening for colorectal cancer: Comparison between guaiac and immunological faecal occult blood tests

โœ Scribed by Mr M. H. E. Robinson; C. G. Marks; P. A. Farrands; W. M. Thomas; J. D. Hardcastle


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
423 KB
Volume
81
Category
Article
ISSN
0007-1323

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