Prevalence of cancer alarm symptoms: a population-based cross-sectional study.

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Published in Scand J Prim Health Care on September 01, 2010

Authors

Rikke Pilsgaard Svendsen1, Henrik Støvring, Bjarne Lühr Hansen, Jakob Kragstrup, Jens Søndergaard, Dorte Ejg Jarbøl

Author Affiliations

1: Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. rsvendsen@health.sdu.dk

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