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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    John R. T. Monson M.D. (F.R.C.S., F.R.C.S.I., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.P.S.(Glasg.)Hon.)

  2. Kagoshima, Japan

    Osamu Ogura M.D., Yuji Takebayashi M.D., Takashi Sameshima M.D., Shousaburou Maeda M.D., Kazutaka Yamada M.D., Koukichi Hata M.D., Suminori Akiba M.D. & Takashi Aikou M.D.

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Monson, J.R.T., Ogura, O., Takebayashi, Y. et al. Invited commentary. Dis Colon Rectum 44, 546–548 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02234327

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