Trends of Mammography Use in a National Breast Cancer Screening Program, 2004-2008
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Trends of Mammography Use in a National Breast Cancer Screening Program, 2004-2008
PURPOSE Korea started breast cancer screening as part of the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) in 1999. In order to identify under-served groups, we investigated mammography uptake in the National Breast Cancer Screening Program. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population was participants in the National Breast Cancer Screening Program from 2004 to 2008. We analyzed participation rates...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Research and Treatment
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1598-2998
DOI: 10.4143/crt.2010.42.4.199