Hyperplastic polyps, serrated adenomas, and the serrated polyp neoplasia pathway

Current Colorectal Cancer Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Watson, Alan R ^a   Jankowski, Janusz ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 84863688137     PISSN: 15563790     EISSN: 15563804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11888-007-0009-3     Document Type: Article

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