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Do Primary Care Physicians Lose Contact with Their Colorectal Cancer Patients?

Sharon Dobie, Barry G. Saver, Ching-Yun Wang, Pamela K. Green and Laura-Mae Baldwin
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 704-709; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100192
Sharon Dobie
MD, MCP
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Barry G. Saver
MD, MPH
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Ching-Yun Wang
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Pamela K. Green
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Laura-Mae Baldwin
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