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Quality Assessment and Improvement in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Authors: Alan Cook, M.D., Neil Hyman, M.D.

Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Issue 12/2004

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Title: Quality Assessment and Improvement in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Authors: Alan Cook, M.D.
Neil Hyman, M.D.
Publication date: 01-12-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum / Issue 12/2004
Print ISSN: 0012-3706
Electronic ISSN: 1530-0358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-004-0742-5

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