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Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake in Primary Care: A Systematic Review

Kamala Adhikari, Kimberly Manalili, Jessica Law, Madison Bischoff and Gary F. Teare
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 840-858; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210399
Kamala Adhikari
From Provincial Population and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (KA, JL, MB, GFT), Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary (KA, KM, GFT).
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Kimberly Manalili
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Jessica Law
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