Breast Cancer Detection Rates by Screening Mammography in Elderly Women
✍ Scribed by Renée A. Harrison; John W. Waterbor; Susan Mulligan; Wanda K. Bernreuter; Sang Y. Han; Robert J. Stanley; Eva Rubin
- Book ID
- 109079384
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 451 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1075-122X
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