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. 2021 Jun;36(6):1829-1831.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06660-5. Epub 2021 Mar 19.

Decline and Rebound in Routine Cancer Screening Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ryan K McBain  1 , Jonathan H Cantor  2 , Anupam B Jena  3   4 , Megan F Pera  5 , Dena M Bravata  5 , Christopher M Whaley  2
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Decline and Rebound in Routine Cancer Screening Rates During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ryan K McBain et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

Drs. McBain, Cantor, Bavata, and Ms. Pera declare no conflicts of interest. Dr. Jena reports receiving consulting fees unrelated to this work from Pfizer, Hill Rom Services, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, Amgen, Eli Lilly, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Celgene, Tesaro, Sanofi Aventis, Biogen, Precision Health Economics, and Analysis Group. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

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Cancer screening rates during 2020.
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