New roles for public health in cancer screening.
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چکیده
Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Lisa C. Richardson, MD, MPH, Associate Director for Science, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Djenaba Joseph, MD, MPH, Medical Director, Colorectal Cancer Control Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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عنوان ژورنال:
- CA: a cancer journal for clinicians
دوره 62 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012