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Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs prevent rectal carcinoma in familial adenomatous polyposis?

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Santander, Spain

    Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Sanjuán M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Kitakyushu, Japan

    Keiji Hirata M.D., Hideaki Itoh M.D. & Keiichi Ohsato M.D.

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Carlos Rodríguez-Sanjuán, J., Hirata, K., Itoh, H. et al. Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs prevent rectal carcinoma in familial adenomatous polyposis?. Dis Colon Rectum 38, 668–669 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02054132

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