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Is it time to change follow-up recommendations in colorectal cancer?

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    E. Asensio Martínez, L. Gómez González, R. Morales Giménez, F. J. Pelegrín Mateo, M. Fernández Cruz & J. Gallego Plazas

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Asensio Martínez, E., Gómez González, L., Morales Giménez, R. et al. Is it time to change follow-up recommendations in colorectal cancer?. Clin Transl Oncol 22, 163–164 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-019-02117-8

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