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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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

Rikke Pilsgaard Svendsen Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Henrik Støvring Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Bjarne Lühr Hansen Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Jakob Kragstrup Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Jens Søndergaard Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Dorte Ejg Jarbøl Research Unit for General Practice in Odense, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Pages 132-137 | Received 22 Mar 2010, Accepted 28 Jun 2010, Published online: 10 Aug 2010

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