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X-ray screening seems to reduce gastric cancer mortality by half in a community-controlled trial in Costa Rica

X-ray screening of gastric cancer is broadly used in Japan, although no controlled trial has proved its effectiveness. This study evaluates the impact of an X-ray screening demonstrative intervention to reduce gastric cancer mortality in a Costa Rican region. The evaluation follows a quasi-experimen...

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Autores principales: Rosero-Bixby, L, Sierra, R
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2360405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17912238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603729