European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51 , January 2009

The risk of gallbladder cancer from polyps in a large multiethnic series

,Accepted 31 January 2008.

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PII: S0748-7983(08)00051-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.01.036

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 48-51 , January 2009

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