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. 1971 May 22;2(5759):450–454. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5759.450

Diverticular disease of the colon: a deficiency disease of Western civilization.

N S Painter, D P Burkitt
PMCID: PMC1796198  PMID: 4930390

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