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Risks and Potential Cost Savings of Not Sending Diminutive Polyps for Histologic Examination

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Journal Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y)
Specialty Gastroenterology
Date 2012 Apr 10
PMID 22485081
Citations 3
Authors
Douglas K Rex
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