Colorectal Cancer Screening: Prevalence Among Low-Income Groups With Health Insurance
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Affairs
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0278-2715,1544-5208
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.1.169