Colonoscopy Screening in Germany
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Cost-saving analysis of screening colonoscopy in Germany.
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عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0751