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      Predictors of perceived vulnerability to cancer diagnoses among adult Black males

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                Journal
                Journal of Health Psychology
                J Health Psychol
                SAGE Publications
                1359-1053
                1461-7277
                December 29 2017
                February 2017
                : 135910531769542
                Affiliations
                [1 ]The University of Kansas, USA
                Article
                10.1177/1359105317695426
                81f78a93-b741-4e9f-bf9b-3ac05a3b71ba
                © 2017

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