Incidence of breast cancer and estimates of overdiagnosis after the initiation of a population-based mammography screening program

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Coldman, Andrew ^a   Phillips, Norm ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; TREND STUDY; TUMOR INVASION;

EID: 84880001115     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.121791     Document Type: Article

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