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Why Hasn't This Patient Been Screened for Colon Cancer? An Iowa Research Network Study

Barcey T. Levy, Terri Nordin, Suzanne Sinift, Marcy Rosenbaum and Paul A. James
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2007, 20 (5) 458-468; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.05.070058
Barcey T. Levy
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Terri Nordin
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Suzanne Sinift
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Marcy Rosenbaum
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