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Juvenile versus adult colonic cancer: Distinct different etiologic factors?

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    A. Avni M.D. & M. M. Feuchtwanger M.D.

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Avni, A., Feuchtwanger, M.M. Juvenile versus adult colonic cancer: Distinct different etiologic factors?. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 842 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553952

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