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Comment
. 2006 Mar 25;332(7543):728.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7543.728-a.

Ramifications of screening for breast cancer: more debate and better information still needed

Hazel Thornton
Comment

Ramifications of screening for breast cancer: more debate and better information still needed

Hazel Thornton. BMJ. .
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