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Factors Associated with Racial/Ethnic Differences in Colorectal Cancer Screening

Navkiran K. Shokar, Carol A. Carlson and Susan C. Weller
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2008, 21 (5) 414-426; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070266

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