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Perspectives of primary healthcare physicians on colorectal cancer screening

Turki Alkully
1
,
Sarah Saleh Taishan
2
,
Mohammed Ghanem M. Alghamdi
2
,
Abdalwhab Ghormallh M. Alghamdi
2
,
Abdullah Mousa M. Alzahrani
2
,
Ahmed Mashhour S. Alghamdi
2
,
Maali Abdullah M. Alghamdi
2
,
Ibrahim Mousa S. Alzahrani
2

  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
  2. Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2026; 28(1): 7–14
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2025.153086
Online publish date: 2026/03/30
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