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Abolishing Mammography Screening Programs? A View from the Swiss Medical Board
Published May 22, 2014
N Engl J Med 2014;370:1965-1967
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1401875
Abstract
In February, the Swiss Medical Board recommended that no new systematic mammography screening programs be introduced, that time limits be put on current programs, that screening quality be evaluated, and that women be given clear information regarding benefits and harms.
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This article was published on April 16, 2014, and updated on May 1, 2014, at NEJM.org.
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of all members of the expert panel of the Swiss Medical Board.
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Published ahead of print: April 16, 2014
Published online: May 22, 2014
Published in issue: May 22, 2014
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From the Institute of Biomedical Ethics, University of Zurich, Zurich (N.B.-A.), and the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine and Clinical Trials Unit Bern, Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern (P.J.) — both in Switzerland; and the Division of Medical Ethics, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston (N.B.-A.). Dr. Biller-Andorno is a member of the expert panel of the Swiss Medical Board; Dr. Jüni was a member of the panel until August 30, 2013.
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