Current status of screening for breast cancer and tasks for introduction of mammographic screening in Japan

Breast Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 227-234

  Morimoto, Tadaoki ^a   Sasa, Mitsunori ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b Tokushima Breast Care Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early detection; Japan; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042345170     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02966701     Document Type: Review

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