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Editorial
. 2006 Mar 25;332(7543):678-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7543.678.

Evaluating new screening tests for breast cancer

Les Irwig, Nehmat Houssami, Bruce Armstrong, Paul Glasziou
Editorial

Evaluating new screening tests for breast cancer

Les Irwig et al. BMJ. .
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Balance between deaths averted and overdetection by more sensitive test
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