FOBT Completion in FQHCs: Impact of Physician Recommendation, FOBT Information, or Receipt of the FOBT Kit
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Rural Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0890-765X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2011.00402.x