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Patients’ Difficulties with Five Different Fecal Immunochemical Tests

Jeanette M. Daly, Yinghui Xu and Barcey T. Levy
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2024, 37 (6) 1014-1026; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230469R1
Jeanette M. Daly
From the Department of Family Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (JD, YX, BTL); Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BTL); Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BTL).
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Yinghui Xu
From the Department of Family Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (JD, YX, BTL); Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BTL); Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BTL).
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Barcey T. Levy
From the Department of Family Medicine, Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (JD, YX, BTL); Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BTL); Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA (BTL).
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