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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    Alan G. Thorson M.D. & Mark A. Christensen M.D.

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Thorson, A.G., Christensen, M.A. The authors' reply. Dis Colon Rectum 30, 74–75 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02556934

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