Cancer mortality in the 50 - 69 year age group before and after screening

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-160

  Duffy, S W ^a   Tabar, L ^a   Olsen, A H ^a   Vitak, B ^a   Allgood, P C ^a   Chen, T H ^a   Yen, A M ^a   Smith, R A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78149263241     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jms.2010.010083     Document Type: Letter

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