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Surgery for ulcerative colitis: Historical perspective

A century of surgical innovations and refinements

  • Centennial Articles In Colon And Rectal Surgery
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    Yann R. Parc M.D., Elisabetta Radice M.D. &  Roger R. Dozois M.D., M.S. (F.C.R.S. (Glasg.) (hon)

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Parc, Y.R., Radice, E. & Dozois, R.R. Surgery for ulcerative colitis: Historical perspective. Dis Colon Rectum 42, 299–306 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02236342

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