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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2009; 15(20): 2531-2536
Published online May 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.2531
Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: A case-control study
Shan-Rong Cai, Su-Zhan Zhang, Hong-Hong Zhu, Shu Zheng
Shan-Rong Cai, Su-Zhan Zhang, Shu Zheng, Cancer Institute, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Rd., Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Hong-Hong Zhu, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Community Health, Saint Louis University School of Public Health, 3545 Lafayette Ave., St Louis, Missouri, 63104 United States; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, United States
Author contributions: Cai SR directed the study, managed the data analysis, and prepared the majority of the manuscript; Zhang SZ co-supervised the field activities and designed the study’s analytic strategy; Zhu HH collected and analyzed the data, prepared the introduction and discussion parts and edited the whole manuscript; Zheng S designed the study, co-supervised the field activities and performed quality assurance and control.
Correspondence to: Dr. Shu Zheng, Former President of Zhejiang Medical University, Zhejiang University Cancer Institute, 88 Jiefang Rd., Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. zhengshu@zju.edu.cn
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Received: February 20, 2009
Revised: April 12, 2009
Accepted: April 19, 2009
Published online: May 28, 2009
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