Breast cancer screening: The NHS breast screening programme needs independent review

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7829, 2011, Pages

  Bewley, Susan ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; STANDARD;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84858999109     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d6894     Document Type: Review

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