840 – Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Hispanics in the United States: Regional Variation, Modalities, and Predictors
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0016-5085
DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(19)37249-x