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Involvement of personal and professional relations when experiencing colorectal cancer symptoms – a cross sectional study

Sanne RasmussenResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kirubakaran BalasubramaniamResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, DenmarkView further author information
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Lisbet Gonge DueResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, DenmarkView further author information
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Dorte Ejg JarbølResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, DenmarkView further author information
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Peter Fentz HaastrupResearch Unit of General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense C, DenmarkView further author information
Pages 1058-1065 | Received 15 Nov 2021, Accepted 23 Mar 2022, Published online: 24 Apr 2022

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