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Comment
. 2005 Apr 30;330(7498):1024; author reply 1025.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7498.1024-b.

Reduction in mortality from breast cancer: presentation of benefits and harms needs to be balanced

Peter C Gøtzsche, Hazel Thornton, Karsten J Jørgensen
Comment

Reduction in mortality from breast cancer: presentation of benefits and harms needs to be balanced

Peter C Gøtzsche et al. BMJ. .
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