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Editorial
. 2016:2016:6754584.
doi: 10.1155/2016/6754584. Epub 2016 May 9.

Assessing Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy: Changing Our Focus to What Really Matters

Lawrence Hookey  1
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Editorial

Assessing Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy: Changing Our Focus to What Really Matters

Lawrence Hookey. Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016.
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