T Wilkins, PL Reynolds - Am Fam Physician, 2008 - aafp.org Colorectal cancer causes significant morbidity and mortality in the United
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HC Sox, S Greenfield - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2009 - Am Coll Physicians On 30 June 2009, another milestone was achieved in progress toward a national
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DC Rockey - Gastroenterology, 2009 - Elsevier Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy or CT
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