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The pattern of breast cancer screening utilization and its consequences

  1. James Michaelson Ph.D.1,2,3,†,*,
  2. Sameer Satija B.A.2,
  3. Richard Moore B.A.2,
  4. Griffin Weber B.A. B.S.2,
  5. Elkan Halpern Ph.D.2,
  6. Andrew Garland B.A.2,
  7. Dhruv Puri2,
  8. Daniel B. Kopans M.D.2,4

Article first published online: 28 DEC 2001

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.10154

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 94, Issue 1, pages 37–43, 1 January 2002

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Michaelson, J., Satija, S., Moore, R., Weber, G., Halpern, E., Garland, A., Puri, D. and Kopans, D. B. (2002), The pattern of breast cancer screening utilization and its consequences. Cancer, 94: 37–43. doi: 10.1002/cncr.10154

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  1. 1

    Department of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  2. 2

    Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

  3. 3

    Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  4. 4

    Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

  1. †

    Fax: 508 457 0763

*Division of Surgical Oncology, Cox Building, Room 626, Massachusetts General Hospital, 100 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 DEC 2001
  2. Article first published online: 28 DEC 2001
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 AUG 2001
  4. Manuscript Received: 9 JUL 2001

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