Controversies in mammography screening: Let us not ignore science in this never-ending debate

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1061-1063

  Skaane, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; BREAST CANCER; MAMMOGRAPHIC; MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING; RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS; SCREENING PROGRAMS;

RADIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 83155188276     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.11a010     Document Type: Review

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