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Published in: Breast Cancer Research 2/2000

01-10-2000 | Meeting abstract

Routine mammography for women aged 40-49 years: should mammography screening guidelines be changed in view of current research?

Author: L Nimmo

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Special Issue 2/2000

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The objective of this study was to establish that current guidelines excluding women aged 40-49 years from the National Breast Screening Programme (NBSP) are justified. Since the conception of the NBSP many articles have been published to fuel the debate on routine mammography for women aged 40-49 years. This study evaluates some of the relevant issues to facilitate making an informed decision on the minimum age for routine screening. …
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Title
Routine mammography for women aged 40-49 years: should mammography screening guidelines be changed in view of current research?
Author
L Nimmo
Publication date
01-10-2000
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue Special Issue 2/2000
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr249

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