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Testing to Prevent Colon Cancer: Results From a Rural Community Intervention

John M. Westfall, Linda Zittleman, Christin Sutter, Caroline B. Emsermann, Elizabeth W. Staton, Rebecca Van Vorst and L. Miriam Dickinson
The Annals of Family Medicine November 2013, 11 (6) 500-507; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1582
John M. Westfall
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Linda Zittleman
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Christin Sutter
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Caroline B. Emsermann
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Elizabeth W. Staton
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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Rebecca Van Vorst
2IPRO, Lake Success, New York
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L. Miriam Dickinson
1Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
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John M. Westfall, Linda Zittleman, Christin Sutter, Caroline B. Emsermann, Elizabeth W. Staton, Rebecca Van Vorst, L. Miriam Dickinson
The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2013, 11 (6) 500-507; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1582

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John M. Westfall, Linda Zittleman, Christin Sutter, Caroline B. Emsermann, Elizabeth W. Staton, Rebecca Van Vorst, L. Miriam Dickinson
The Annals of Family Medicine Nov 2013, 11 (6) 500-507; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1582
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