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Comment
. 2011 Nov 22;183(17):1957-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.111721.

Time to stop mammography screening?

Peter C Gøtzsche  1
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Comment

Time to stop mammography screening?

Peter C Gøtzsche. CMAJ. .
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