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Editorial
. 2015 Sep;108(9):338-9.
doi: 10.1177/0141076815603563.

'Catch it early, save a life and save a breast': this misleading mantra of mammography

Michael Baum  1
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Editorial

'Catch it early, save a life and save a breast': this misleading mantra of mammography

Michael Baum. J R Soc Med. 2015 Sep.
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