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Colonoscopy completion rates: technologies have evolved.

Peter Irving·Joel Mawdsley·Richard Makins
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Peter Irving, Joel Mawdsley, Richard Makins. 2004-11-27. Colonoscopy completion rates: technologies have evolved.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7477.1287-b

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