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Diagnostic and therapeutic path of breast cancer: effectiveness, appropriateness, and costs – results from the DOCMa study

Maria Rosaria Giovagnoli1 Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy

Adriana Bonifacino2 Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Sant’Andrea University Hospital, Rome, Italy

Cosimo Neglia3 Euro Mediterranean Scientific Biomedical Institute (ISBEM), Brindisi, Italy

Marco Benvenuto3 Euro Mediterranean Scientific Biomedical Institute (ISBEM), Brindisi, Italy;4 Department of Economics, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy

Francesco Vincenzo Sambati3 Euro Mediterranean Scientific Biomedical Institute (ISBEM), Brindisi, Italy

Lorenzo Giolli5 eCampus University, Novedrate, Italy

Alessandra Giovagnoli6 Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Prisco Piscitelli7 Coleman Ltd, Southern Italy Hospital Institute, Naples, Italy;8 IOS, Southern Italy Hospital Institute, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]

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Pages 741-749 | Published online: 17 Apr 2015

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