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Screening Monograph No. 4/2009 - Mortality (Ecological) Study

The Mortality Ecological Study examined the association by residential Statistical Local Area (SLA), or SLA aggregation, of BreastScreen Australia participation with time-lagged (subsequent) breast cancer mortality for women in the target age group of 50–69 years as well as women aged 40–49 and over 70 years, who are eligible for screening.

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