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Editorial

. 2014 Aug 13;312(6):601-2.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.8613.

Flexible sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer screening: more evidence, persistent ironies

Allan S Brett¹

Affiliations

PMID: 25117127
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.8613

Editorial

Flexible sigmoidoscopy for colorectal cancer screening: more evidence, persistent ironies

Allan S Brett. JAMA. 2014.

. 2014 Aug 13;312(6):601-2.

doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.8613.

Author

Allan S Brett¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia.

PMID: 25117127
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.8613

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Effect of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: a randomized clinical trial.
Holme Ø, Løberg M, Kalager M, Bretthauer M, Hernán MA, Aas E, Eide TJ, Skovlund E, Schneede J, Tveit KM, Hoff G. Holme Ø, et al. JAMA. 2014 Aug 13;312(6):606-15. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.8266. JAMA. 2014. PMID: 25117129 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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