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01-07-2009 | letter to the editor

Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: Is it Enough?

Authors: Gianpiero Gravante, Riccardo Caruso

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 7/2009

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Title: Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colorectal Surgery: Is it Enough?
Authors: Gianpiero Gravante
Riccardo Caruso
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-008-0556-1

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