Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 160-164 , September 2007

Office-Based Management of Hemorrhoids

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doi: 10.1053/j.scrs.2007.07.005

Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 160-164 , September 2007

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