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Effectiveness of breast cancer screening policies in countries with medium-low incidence rates

Chile has lower breast cancer incidence rates compared to those in developed countries. Our public health system aims to perform 10 biennial screening mammograms in the age group of 50 to 69 years by 2020. Using a dynamic programming model, we have found the optimal ages to perform 10 screening mamm...

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Autores principales: Kong, Qingxia, Mondschein, Susana, Pereira, Ana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5802744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29412375
http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/S1518-8787.2018052000378