Evaluation of educational materials on colorectal cancer screening in appalachian kentucky

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Davis, RaeAnne E ^a,b   Armstrong, Debra K ^c   Dignan, Mark ^b   Norling, Gretchen R ^d   Redmond, Jennifer ^c   Byrd, Robert C ^e  

^a Kentucky Department for Public Health Chronic Disease Prevention Branch   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Kentucky Cancer Program   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978708750     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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