Intest Res.  2025 Jan;23(1):6-7. 10.5217/ir.2025.00005.

The impact of COVID-19 on clinical practices of colorectal cancer in South Korea

• Kim KW
• Kang HW

• KMID: 2564392
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2025.00005

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