Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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- 17 November 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 151 (10) , 727-737
- https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-10-200911170-00009
Abstract
To inform the USPSTF recommendations about breast cancer screening, Nelson and coworkers reviewed evidence on the effectiveness of mammography screening in decreasing breast cancer mortality among ... Background: This systematic review is an update of evidence since the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on breast cancer screening. Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of ...Keywords
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