Colorectal Cancer Screening Starting at Age 45 Years-Ensuring Benefits Are Realized by All

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
³ Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

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Shivan J Mehta et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2021.

. 2021 May 3;4(5):e2112593.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12593.

¹ Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
³ Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

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