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. 2005 May 9;92(9):1814; author reply 1815-6.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602581.

An inverse association between tumour size and overdiagnosis may explain the results by Bucchi et al

P-H Zahl
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An inverse association between tumour size and overdiagnosis may explain the results by Bucchi et al

P-H Zahl. Br J Cancer. .
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