Weighing the benefits and burdens of mammography screening among women age 80 years or older.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on March 02, 2009

Authors

Mara A Schonberg1, Rebecca A Silliman, Edward R Marcantonio

Author Affiliations

1: Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02446, USA. mschonbe@bidmc.harvard.edu

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