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Effect of Estrogen Replacement Therapy on the Specificity and Sensitivity of Screening Mammography

Mary B. Laya, E. B. Larson, Stephen H. Taplin, Emily White

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 1996 · 245 citations · 39 references

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Current use of ERT is associated with lower specificity and lower sensitivity of screening mammography. Lower specificity could increase the cost of breast cancer screening, and lower sensitivity may decrease its effectiveness.

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Ingvar Andersson, Knut Aspegren, Lars Janzon et al. · BMJ · 1988 · 922 citations · Full text

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