Mammogram Recommendations Show Perils Of Communicating CER Results
Executive Summary
The controversy surrounding the recent recommendations on mammogram screenings by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has the potential to be played out again amid the continued push for more comparative effectiveness research
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