Prevalence of colorectal cancer screening test use by test type and age among older adults in the United States.

J Am Geriatr Soc

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Published: September 2022

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