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. 2001 Sep;78(3):488–494. doi: 10.1093/jurban/78.3.488

Implementing community-based participatory research centers in diverse urban settings

Donna L Higgins 1,, Marilyn Metzler
PMCID: PMC3455913  PMID: 11564851

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with the Epidemiology Program Office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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