Limited use of nonprogram screening in Norway

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1723-1724

  Kalager, Mette ^a,b,c   Løberg, Magnus ^a,d   Bretthauer, Michael ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORWAY; NORWEGIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCREENING TEST;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84873081919     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27807     Document Type: Letter

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