Benefits and harms of mammography screening: Using evidence from randomised and observational studies is necessary and appropriate

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7839, 2012, Pages

  Hackshaw, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; NOTE; RADIOGRAPHY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84859005122     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d8279     Document Type: Editorial

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