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  1. Department of Surgery, Red Cross Hospital Barcelona, Spain

    L. Viso

  2. Documentation Centre for the History of Medicine, Barcelona, Spain

    J. Uriach

  3. St. Josep 52, 2o, St. Cugat del Valles, E-08190, Barcelona, Spain

    L. Viso

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Viso, L., Uriach, J. The “Guardians of the anus” and their practice. Int J Colorect Dis 10, 229–231 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00346225

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