Body Mass Index and Up-to-Date Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Marylanders Aged 50 Years and Older

INTRODUCTION: Overweight and obese individuals are at increased risk for developing and dying from colorectal cancer. Studies suggest that overweight and obese women are more likely to avoid or delay cancer screening. Our objective was to determine whether overweight or obese adults aged 50 years an...

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Autores principales: Steinberger, Eileen K, Menis, Mikhail, Kozlovsky, Bernard, Langenberg, Pat, Zhan, Min, Israel, Ebenezer, Hopkins, Annette, Dwyer, Diane M, Groves, Carmela
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1636718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776889

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1636718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16776889

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