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. 2021 Jun;6(6):425-426.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(21)00098-4.

Impairment of colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic

Luigi Laghi  1 , Michela Cameletti  2 , Clarissa Ferrari  3 , Luigi Ricciardiello  4
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Impairment of colorectal cancer screening during the COVID-19 pandemic

Luigi Laghi et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests. LR is in receipt of investigator grant 21723 and LL of investigator grant 22234 from the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research.

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