The National Breast Screening service: Is it economically efficient?

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 423-425

  Torgerson, D J ^a   Gosden, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030956760     PISSN: 00335622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/90.6.423     Document Type: Article

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