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Editorial
. 2021 Nov 2;113(11):1439-1441.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djab120.

You Get What You Pay For: Breast MRI Screening of Women With Dense Breasts Is Cost-effective

Christiane K Kuhl  1 , Pascal Baltzer  2
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Editorial

You Get What You Pay For: Breast MRI Screening of Women With Dense Breasts Is Cost-effective

Christiane K Kuhl et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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