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Quality of patient information on the internet for the treatment of anal fistula and anal fissure

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    F. Scott & A. Seghal

  2. Nuffield Department of Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals Trust, Oxford, UK

    H. M. Joshi, T. M. Yeung & M. P. Gosselink

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Scott, F., Seghal, A., Joshi, H.M. et al. Quality of patient information on the internet for the treatment of anal fistula and anal fissure. Tech Coloproctol 18, 1181–1183 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-014-1222-0

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