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Reasons Patients With a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test Result Do Not Undergo Complete Diagnostic Evaluation

Masahito Jimbo, Ronald E. Myers, Birgit Meyer, Terry Hyslop, James Cocroft, Barbara J. Turner and David S. Weinberg
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2009, 7 (1) 11-16; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.906
Masahito Jimbo
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vol. 7 no. 1 11-16
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.906
PubMed 
19139444

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication November 6, 2007
  • Revision received May 26, 2008
  • Accepted for publication June 13, 2008
  • Published online January 12, 2009.

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  1. Masahito Jimbo, MD, PhD, MPH1,
  2. Ronald E. Myers, PhD2,
  3. Birgit Meyer, MD3,
  4. Terry Hyslop, PhD4,
  5. James Cocroft, MS2,
  6. Barbara J. Turner, MD5 and
  7. David S. Weinberg, MD6
  1. 1Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  2. 2Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  3. 3Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Portland, Oregon
  4. 4Division of Biostatistics, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  5. 5Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  6. 6Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Masahito Jimbo, MD, PhD, MPH, 1018 Fuller Street, SPC 5708, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5708, mjimbo{at}med.umich.edu

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Masahito Jimbo, Ronald E. Myers, Birgit Meyer, Terry Hyslop, James Cocroft, Barbara J. Turner, David S. Weinberg
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