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Kronborg, O., Kramhöft, J., Backer, O. et al. Early complications following operations for cancer of the rectum and anus. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 741–749 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587632
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02587632