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Editorial
. 2020 Mar;212(4):159-160.
doi: 10.5694/mja2.50494. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Overdiagnosis of cancer in Australia: the role of screening

David M Roder  1 , Elizabeth Buckley  1
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Editorial

Overdiagnosis of cancer in Australia: the role of screening

David M Roder et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cancer; Health services; Population health; Preventive health services.

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