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Barriers and Facilitators of Colorectal Cancer Screening in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)

Kelly R. Ylitalo, Brendan G. Camp, M. Renée Umstattd Meyer, Lauren A. Barron, Gabriel Benavidez, Burritt Hess, Ryan Laschober and Jackson O. Griggs
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2019, 32 (2) 180-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180205
Kelly R. Ylitalo
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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Brendan G. Camp
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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M. Renée Umstattd Meyer
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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Lauren A. Barron
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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Gabriel Benavidez
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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Burritt Hess
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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Ryan Laschober
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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Jackson O. Griggs
From the Department of Public Health, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX (KRY, BGC, MRUM, GB); Medical Humanities Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Baylor University, Waco (LAB); Family Health Center, Waco (BH, RL, JOG).
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2019, 32 (2) 180-190; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180205
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