Maximizing the benefits of screening mammography for women 40-49 years old

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 278-282

  Bastardis Zakas, K ^a   Iatrakis, G ^b   Navrozoglou, I ^c   Peitsidis, P ^b   Salakos, N ^d   Malakassis, P ^b   Zervoudis, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b Lito Maternity Hospital   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mammography before 50 years old; Mammography in young women; Screening mammography

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; SCREENING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK;

EID: 78650263212     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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