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Comment
. 1998 Aug 29;317(7158):599.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7158.599.

Breast cancer screening: false positive rate is lower in older women

G Rubin, L Garvican
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Breast cancer screening: false positive rate is lower in older women

G Rubin et al. BMJ. .
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