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The credibility of the breast cancer risk assessment (BCRA) tool for Asians

E.Y-K. Ng School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y.H. Chiok College of Engineering, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore
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S.H. Heng College of Engineering, School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore
Pages 185-192 | Published online: 04 Aug 2009

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