Screening mammography: Authors' response to Nyström and Tabar and colleagues

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¹ University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health, International Prevention Research Institute, Espace Européen, Building G, Allée Claude Debussy, Ecully, Lyon 69130, France philippe.autier@i-pri.org.
² University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health, International Prevention Research Institute, Espace Européen, Building G, Allée Claude Debussy, Ecully, Lyon 69130, FranceInternational Prevention Research Institute, 95 Cours Lafayette, Lyon 69006, France.
³ International Prevention Research Institute, 95 Cours Lafayette, Lyon 69006, France.
⁴ Institute of Cancer Policy, Kings Health Partners Cancer Centre, Guy's Campus, London SE1 9RT, UK.

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Philippe Autier et al. J R Soc Med. 2015 Nov.

. 2015 Nov;108(11):431-2.

doi: 10.1177/0141076815616314.

¹ University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health, International Prevention Research Institute, Espace Européen, Building G, Allée Claude Debussy, Ecully, Lyon 69130, France philippe.autier@i-pri.org.
² University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health, International Prevention Research Institute, Espace Européen, Building G, Allée Claude Debussy, Ecully, Lyon 69130, FranceInternational Prevention Research Institute, 95 Cours Lafayette, Lyon 69006, France.
³ International Prevention Research Institute, 95 Cours Lafayette, Lyon 69006, France.
⁴ Institute of Cancer Policy, Kings Health Partners Cancer Centre, Guy's Campus, London SE1 9RT, UK.

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Statistical analyses in Swedish randomised trials on mammography screening and in other randomised trials on cancer screening: a systematic review.
Autier P, Boniol M, Smans M, Sullivan R, Boyle P. Autier P, et al. J R Soc Med. 2015 Nov;108(11):440-50. doi: 10.1177/0141076815593403. Epub 2015 Jul 7. J R Soc Med. 2015. PMID: 26152677 Free PMC article.
The Swedish randomised controlled trial on mammography screening has been properly designed, conducted and analysed.
Nyström L. Nyström L. J R Soc Med. 2015 Nov;108(11):429-30. doi: 10.1177/0141076815616090. J R Soc Med. 2015. PMID: 26609096 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Systematic review of the breast cancer screening trials is error-ridden.
Tabar L, Day N, Smith R, Chen TH, Yen AM, Duffy S. Tabar L, et al. J R Soc Med. 2015 Nov;108(11):430-1. doi: 10.1177/0141076815620070. J R Soc Med. 2015. PMID: 26609097 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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