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Colorectal cancer screening in middle eastern countries: Current status and future strategies to enhance screening

Martin C S Wong et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan-Feb.

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• Findings during screening colonoscopies in a Middle Eastern cohort.
  Almadi MA, Allehibi A, Aljebreen MA, Alharbi OR, Azzam N, Aljebreen AM. Almadi MA, et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan-Feb;25(1):20-26. doi: 10.4103/sjg.SJG_353_18. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2019. PMID: 30479321 Free PMC article.
• The gap between knowledge and undergoing colorectal cancer screening using the Health Belief Model: A national survey.
  Almadi MA, Alghamdi F. Almadi MA, et al. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan-Feb;25(1):27-39. doi: 10.4103/sjg.SJG_455_18. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2019. PMID: 30618441 Free PMC article.

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