Performance of a subsidised mammographic screening programme in Malaysia, a middle-income Asian country.

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Published in BMC Public Health on January 28, 2017

Authors

Marianne Lee1, Shivaani Mariapun1, Nadia Rajaram1, Soo-Hwang Teo1,2, Cheng-Har Yip3,4

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Research Malaysia, Subang Jaya, Malaysia.
2: University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
3: University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chenghar.yip@gmail.com.
4: Subang Jaya Medical Centre, No 1, Jalan SS12/1A, 47500, Subang Jaya, Malaysia. chenghar.yip@gmail.com.

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