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An Estimate of Severe Harms Due to Screening Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review

Alison N. Huffstetler, Joseph Fraiman, Shannon Brownlee, Michael A. Stoto and Kenneth W. Lin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2023, jabfm.2022.220320R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220320R2

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