Breast cancer screening and diagnosis in British Columbia

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 198-205

  Poole, Barbara ^a,b   Gelmon, Karen ^c   Borugian, Marilyn ^a   Kan, Lisa ^a   Stilwell, Moira ^d  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c BCCA

^d BC/ Yukon Division

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EID: 53649101331     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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