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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, San Diego, California, June 11 to 15, 1978.
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Smit, R., Walt, A.J. The morbidity and cost of the temporary colostomy. Dis Colon Rectum 21, 558–561 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02586395
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