Colorectal cancer screening: with pain, no gain

Rodrigo Jover

doi:10.1055/s-0043-118216

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2017; 49(11): 1031-1032
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-118216

Editorial

Colorectal cancer screening: with pain, no gain

Referring to Kirkøen B et al. p. 1075–1086

Rodrigo Jover

Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria ISABIAL, Alicante, Spain

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