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Editorial

Digital mammography in breast cancer screening: a step forward?

Adriana MJ Bluekens National Expert and Training Centre for Breast Cancer Screening, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Department of Radiology, St.Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Mireille JM Broeders National Expert and Training Centre for Breast Cancer Screening, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Gerard J den Heeten National Expert and Training Centre for Breast Cancer Screening, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [email protected]
Pages 505-507 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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