Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality at 10 years' follow-up...
Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality at 10 years' follow-up: a randomised controlled trial
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England: Elsevier Ltd
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English
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The efficacy of screening by mammography has been shown in randomised controlled trials in women aged 50 years and older, but is less clear in younger women. A meta-analysis of all previous trials showed a 15% mortality reduction in invited women aged 40–49 years at study entry, but this finding could be due in part to screening of women after age...
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Effect of mammographic screening from age 40 years on breast cancer mortality at 10 years' follow-up: a randomised controlled trial
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68231414
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68231414
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69834-6
