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“Latch on to the Affirmative: Don't Mess With Mr. In-Between”

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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  1. Division of Colon Rectal Surgery, Mayo Foundation, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, USA

    Bruce G. Wolff M.D.

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ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE (Johnny Mercer) Performed by Dr. John. “You got to accentuate the positive, eliminate all the negative, latch on to the affirmative, don't mess with Mr. In-Between.” © Harwin Music Corp. ASCAP

Presidential address at the meeting of The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 30 to May 5, 2005.

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Wolff, B.G. “Latch on to the Affirmative: Don't Mess With Mr. In-Between”. Dis Colon Rectum 49, 547–556 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-005-0324-1

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