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Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers and Facilitators in Older Persons

Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers and Facilitators in Older Persons

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Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers and Facilitators in Older Persons

The review article, Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers and Facilitators in Older Persons, commissioned by the NCCRT, was published in the Jan./Feb 2010 issue of Preventive Medicine. This systematic review identifies factors that are most consistently mentioned as either barriers to or facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in older persons.

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