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Los Angeles doctors do exams at barbershops
Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2009
Since 2007, a Los Angeles-base physicians' group has been trying to encourage black men to get checkups by doing exams at barbershops. More than 1,200 men have been screened for diabetes and high blood pressure since the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program's inception.
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