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Original Articles

The Feasibility of Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Participating in Chemoprevention Trials

An Attitudinal Study

, AssocDpMRA, , PhD, BAppSc, , RN, , MBBS, MMed, , MBBS, FRACP & , MBChB, FRACP, PhD
Pages 31-45 | Received 15 Apr 2003, Accepted 05 Oct 2003, Published online: 23 Sep 2008

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