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One Falsehood Easily Leads to Another

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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    Oliver M. Jones D.M., F.R.C.S.

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Jones, O.M. One Falsehood Easily Leads to Another. Dis Colon Rectum 51, 1587 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-008-9276-6

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