We evaluated whether regular mammographic screening of women aged 65 years or older affected breast cancer mortality. In Nijmegen, a population-based screening program for breast cancer was started in 1975, with biennial mammography for women aged 35-64 years. Since 1977, elderly women have also bee
Mammographic screening after the age of 65 years: early outcomes in the Nijmegen programme
β Scribed by van Dijck, JAAM; Verbeek, ALM; Hendriks, JHCL; Holland, R; Mravunac, M
- Book ID
- 109837334
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 826 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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