Cancer screening recommendations: an international comparison of high income countries
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Cancer screening recommendations: an international comparison of high income countries
Background Recommendations regarding cancer screening vary from country to country, and may also vary within countries depending on the organization making the recommendations. The goal of this study was to summarize the cancer screening recommendations from the 21 countries with the highest per capita spending on healthcare. Main body Cancer screening guidelines were identified for each coun...
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عنوان ژورنال: Public Health Reviews
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2107-6952
DOI: 10.1186/s40985-018-0080-0