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Editorial
. 2014 Jan 6;104(7):e435-6.
doi: 10.17269/cjph.104.4327.

Screening for breast cancer: what truly is the benefit?

O S Miettinen  1
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Editorial

Screening for breast cancer: what truly is the benefit?

O S Miettinen. Can J Public Health. .
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