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. 2000 Oct 28;321(7268):1071-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7268.1071.

Is clinical breast examination an acceptable alternative to mammographic screening?

I Mittra¹, M Baum, H Thornton, J Houghton

Affiliations

PMID: 11053185
PMCID: PMC1118853
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7268.1071

Review

Is clinical breast examination an acceptable alternative to mammographic screening?

I Mittra et al. BMJ. 2000.

. 2000 Oct 28;321(7268):1071-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7268.1071.

Authors

I Mittra¹, M Baum, H Thornton, J Houghton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai-400 012, India.

PMID: 11053185
PMCID: PMC1118853
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.321.7268.1071

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Detection of breast cancer. Mammography should be available.
Querci della Rovere G, Warren R. Querci della Rovere G, et al. BMJ. 2001 Mar 31;322(7289):792-3. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11282873 No abstract available.
Detection of breast cancer. Self examination contributes to reduction in mortality.
Miller AB, Baines CJ. Miller AB, et al. BMJ. 2001 Mar 31;322(7289):793. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11282874 No abstract available.
Detection of breast cancer. Clinical breast examination is not an acceptable alternative to mammography.
de Wolf CJ. de Wolf CJ. BMJ. 2001 Mar 31;322(7289):792. BMJ. 2001. PMID: 11282883 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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