European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 18 , Pages 3166-3171 , December 2009

An estimate of overdiagnosis 15 years after the start of mammographic screening in Florence

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 18 May 2009 ,Accepted 12 June 2009.

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PII: S0959-8049(09)00460-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.06.014

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 45, Issue 18 , Pages 3166-3171 , December 2009