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Editorial
. 2014 May-Jun;20(3):141-2.
doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.132976.

The dilemma of the threshold age to start screening for colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia

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Editorial

The dilemma of the threshold age to start screening for colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia

Nasser Alsanea. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2014 May-Jun.
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