Estimation of overdiagnosis using short-term trends and lead time estimates uncontaminated by overdiagnosed cases: Results from the Norwegian breast screening programme

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 192-202

  Michalopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Duffy, Stephen W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer incidence; Breast cancer screening; Overdiagnosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL OVERUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 85011659796     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969141315623980     Document Type: Article

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