A First-Degree Relative with Colorectal Cancer: What Are We Missing?
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1055-9965,1538-7755
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0984