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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...
Autores principales: | Rosero-Bixby, L, Sierra, R |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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