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Does mistrust still linger? A bioethical perspective on colorectal cancer screening

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Academic Affiliate of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Clinical Affiliate of The Mount Sinai Hospital, 121 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA

    Daryl Ramai, Denzil Etienne & Madhavi Reddy

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Ramai, D., Etienne, D. & Reddy, M. Does mistrust still linger? A bioethical perspective on colorectal cancer screening. Int J Colorectal Dis 33, 657–658 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-018-3029-3

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