Overdiagnosis in breast cancer: Design and methods of estimation in observational studies

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-133

  Puliti, Donella ^a   Miccinesi, Guido ^a   Paci, Eugenio ^a  

^a ISPO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Mammography; Mass screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OVERDIAGNOSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN; TREND STUDY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80052670510     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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