Effectiveness of mammographic screening for breast cancer in women aged over 50 years in Japan

Japanese Journal of Cancer Research

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 778-784

  Morimoto, Tadaoki ^a   Sasa, Mitsunori ^b   Yamaguchi, Tetsuo ^c   Kondo, Hiroyuki ^c   Sagara, Yasunobu ^c   Kuwamura, Yumi ^a   Yamamoto, Sumiko ^a   Tada, Toshiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Tokushima Breast Care Clinic   (Japan)

^c Tokushima Health Screening Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early detection; Effectiveness; Mammographic screening; Screening sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DYSPLASIA; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030867990     PISSN: 09105050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1997.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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