OtherEvidence-Based Clinical Practice
Patients with a Family History of Cancer: Identification and Management
Margaret M. Eberl, Annette Y. Sunga, Carolyn D. Farrell and Martin C. Mahoney
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice May 2005, 18 (3) 211-217; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.3.211
Margaret M. Eberl
Annette Y. Sunga
Carolyn D. Farrell

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Patients with a Family History of Cancer: Identification and Management
Margaret M. Eberl, Annette Y. Sunga, Carolyn D. Farrell, Martin C. Mahoney
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice May 2005, 18 (3) 211-217; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.3.211
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