Dangers and unreliability of mammography: breast examination is a safe, effective, and practical alternative.
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چکیده
Mammography screening is a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability. In striking contrast, annual clinical breast examination (CBE) by a trained health professional, together with monthly breast self-examination (BSE), is safe, at least as effective, and low in cost. International programs for training nurses how to perform CBE and teach BSE are critical and overdue.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation
دوره 31 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001