Managed Health Care and Utilization of Fecal Occult Blood Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening: a National Database Study
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Screening for colorectal cancer with fecal occult blood testing.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05504-7