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Editorial
. 2000 Sep 16;321(7262):647-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7262.647.

How effective is screening for breast cancer?

L Nyström
Editorial

How effective is screening for breast cancer?

L Nyström. BMJ. .
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