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Practice parameters for detection of colorectal neoplasms

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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It should be recognized that these guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of proper methods of care or exclusive of methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment regarding the propriety of any specific procedure must be made by the physician in light of all of the circumstances presented by the individual patient.

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Simmang, C.L., Senatore, P., Lowry, A. et al. Practice parameters for detection of colorectal neoplasms. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 1123–1129 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02238562

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