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Diffusion of Breast Cancer Risk Assessment in Primary Care

Carmen E. Guerra, Melani Sherman and Katrina Armstrong
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2009, 22 (3) 272-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.03.080153
Carmen E. Guerra
MD, MSCE
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Katrina Armstrong
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