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. 2002 Oct;51(Suppl 5):v3–v5. doi: 10.1136/gut.51.suppl_5.v3

Guidelines for follow up after resection of colorectal cancer

J Scholefield, R Steele
PMCID: PMC1867738  PMID: 12221030

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