Predicting Colonoscopy Screening Behavior and Future Screening Intentions for African Americans Older than 50 Years
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0896-4289,1940-4026
DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2018.1510365