Isolating the effect of confounding from the observed survival benefit of screening participants - a...
Isolating the effect of confounding from the observed survival benefit of screening participants - a methodological approach illustrated by data from the German mammography screening programme
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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Mammography screening programmes (MSP) aim to reduce breast cancer mortality by shifting diagnoses to earlier stages. However, it is difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of current MSP because analyses can only rely on observational data, comparing women who participate in screening with women who do not. These comparisons are subject to several...
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Isolating the effect of confounding from the observed survival benefit of screening participants - a methodological approach illustrated by data from the German mammography screening programme
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_9045ee210bed4e1280f4def852409e91
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1741-7015
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1741-7015
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10.1186/s12916-024-03258-6
