Routine invitation of women aged 65-69 for breast cancer screening: results of first year of pilot study
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- PMCID: PMC28633
- DOI: 10.1136/bmj.317.7155.388
Routine invitation of women aged 65-69 for breast cancer screening: results of first year of pilot study
Comment in
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Extending the benefits of breast cancer screening. Still hard to know how large the benefits will really be.BMJ. 1998 Aug 8;317(7155):360-1. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7155.360. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9694746 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Breast cancer screening: false positive rate is lower in older women.BMJ. 1998 Aug 29;317(7158):599. doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7158.599. BMJ. 1998. PMID: 9721124 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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