Mortality from cardiovascular disease more than 10 years after radiotherapy for breast cancer: nationwide cohort study of 90 000 Swedish women

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Sarah Darby et al. BMJ. 2003.

. 2003 Feb 1;326(7383):256-7.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7383.256.

¹ Clinical Trial Service Unit and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford OX2 6HE. sarah.darby@ctsu.ox.ac.uk

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Cardiovascular mortality after radiotherapy for breast cancer. Article showed nothing new.
Harnett AN. Harnett AN. BMJ. 2003 May 3;326(7396):983. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7396.950/a. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12727749 No abstract available.
Cardiovascular mortality after radiotherapy for breast cancer. Study showed only estimates of use of adjuvant radiotherapy.
Kunkler IH. Kunkler IH. BMJ. 2003 May 3;326(7396):983. doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7396.983. BMJ. 2003. PMID: 12727778 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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