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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 2/2019

01-02-2019 | Breast Oncology

Treatment Intensity Differences According to Participation in a Population Screening Program

Authors: G. B. Mann, PhD, C. Nickson, PhD, K. Elder, PhD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 2/2019

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We thank Dr. Lannin for his editorial interest1 in our paper ‘Treatment Intensity Differences After Early-Stage Breast Cancer (ESBC) Diagnosis Depending on Participation in a Screening Program’.2 We believe that much of his analysis stems from a misunderstanding of the nature of our study and a number of questionable assumptions. …
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Metadata
Title
Treatment Intensity Differences According to Participation in a Population Screening Program
Authors
G. B. Mann, PhD
C. Nickson, PhD
K. Elder, PhD
Publication date
01-02-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-07113-w

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