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Rossien, A.X., Reuling, J.R. & Lakes, A.N. The case for routine proctosigmoidoscopy (Report on five hundred and fifty examinations). Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 18, 246–250 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02891989
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