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Weight Status and Perception of Colorectal Cancer Risk

Heather Bittner Fagan, Randa Sifri, Richard Wender, Elena Schumacher and James F. Reed
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 792-797; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120017
Heather Bittner Fagan
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE (HBF, JFR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (RS, RW); the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center; and Academic Affairs, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE (ES).
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Randa Sifri
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE (HBF, JFR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (RS, RW); the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center; and Academic Affairs, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE (ES).
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Richard Wender
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE (HBF, JFR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (RS, RW); the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center; and Academic Affairs, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE (ES).
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Elena Schumacher
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James F. Reed III
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vol. 25 no. 6 792-797
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120017
PubMed 
23136317

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication January 19, 2012
  • Revision received August 8, 2012
  • Accepted for publication August 13, 2012
  • Published online November 7, 2012.

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© Copyright 2012 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. Heather Bittner Fagan, MD, MPH, FAAFP,
  2. Randa Sifri, MD,
  3. Richard Wender, MD,
  4. Elena Schumacher, RD and
  5. James F. Reed III, PhD
  1. From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE (HBF, JFR); the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia (RS, RW); the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center; and Academic Affairs, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE (ES).
  1. Corresponding author: Heather Bittner Fagan, MD, MPH, FAAFP, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Christiana Care Health System, 1400 North Washington Street, Wilmington, DE 19801 (E-mail: hbittner-fagan{at}christianacare.org).
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Heather Bittner Fagan, Randa Sifri, Richard Wender, Elena Schumacher, James F. Reed
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 792-797; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120017

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Heather Bittner Fagan, Randa Sifri, Richard Wender, Elena Schumacher, James F. Reed
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 792-797; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120017
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