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March 3, 2015BMJ61 citations

Overdiagnosis in mammography screening: a 45 year journey from shadowy idea to acknowledged reality

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ABAlexandra Barratt

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Alexandra Barratt summarises and debates overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening and discusses how myriad uncertainties might be resolved so we can move forward

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192bcea7ec0a017d265f1chttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h867
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