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. 2001 Oct 30;165(9):1248.

Colorectal cancer screening: you can't be positive about a negative result

J Hoey, E Wooltorton

Colorectal cancer screening: you can't be positive about a negative result

J Hoey et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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  • Primary care--the hard parts.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] CMAJ. 2001 Oct 30;165(9):1181, 1183. CMAJ. 2001. PMID: 11706899 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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