Intest Res.  2023 Oct;21(4):418-419. 10.5217/ir.2023.00144.

To overcome medical gap in screening and surveillance of colorectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Han YM

• KMID: 2547191
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2023.00144

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