Results of coordinated investigations of a national colorectal cancer education campaign in appalachia

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-4

  Lengerich, Eugene J ^a   Rubio, Angel ^b   Brown, Pamela K ^c   Knight, Evelyn A ^b   Wyatt, Stephen W ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978779870     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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