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. 1997 Jan;225(1):127–128. doi: 10.1097/00000658-199701000-00022

Blood transfusions and local tumor recurrence in colorectal cancer: evidence of a noncausal relationship.

J M Dolezal, R L Cali
PMCID: PMC1190622  PMID: 8998129

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