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Racial Disparities and Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Areas

Thad Wilkins, Ralph A. Gillies, Stacie Harbuck, Jeonifer Garren, Stephen W. Looney and Robert R. Schade
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2012, 25 (3) 308-317; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.100307
Thad Wilkins
MD
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Ralph A. Gillies
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Stacie Harbuck
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Jeonifer Garren
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Stephen W. Looney
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2012, 25 (3) 308-317; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.100307
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