Mammography reduces breast cancer mortality in women aged 39-69 years; But harms may outweigh benefits in women under 50

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 62-63

  Jørgensen, Karsten Juhl ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PAIN; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77951825975     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebm1045     Document Type: Note

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