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. 2013 Jun 1;31(16):1928-30.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.47.8412. Epub 2013 Apr 15.

Eliminating racial disparities in colorectal cancer in the real world: it took a village

Stephen S Grubbs  1 , Blase N Polite, John Carney Jr, William Bowser, Jill Rogers, Nora Katurakes, Paula Hess, Electra D Paskett
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Eliminating racial disparities in colorectal cancer in the real world: it took a village

Stephen S Grubbs et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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Colorectal cancer by stage of diagnosis among African Americans in Delaware (A) 2001 and (B) 2009.
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Age-adjusted colorectal cancer incidence rates (rolling 3-year averages) by race in Delaware from 1999 to 2009.
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Age-adjusted colorectal cancer mortality rates (rolling 3-year averages) by race in Delaware from 1999 to 2009.
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