ARTICLE;
BREAST CANCER;
CANCER SCREENING;
HUMAN;
HUMAN EXPERIMENT;
MEDICAL PRACTICE;
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE;
PATHOLOGIST;
PRIORITY JOURNAL;
QUALITY CONTROL;
SCORING SYSTEM;
BREAST NEOPLASMS;
CLINICAL COMPETENCE;
EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING;
FEMALE;
HUMANS;
MASS SCREENING;
PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL;
QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;
STATE MEDICINE;
WORKLOAD;
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