The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 10-12 , February 2010

Pre-operative MRI for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer: Perspectives on clinician and patient decision-making when evidence is uncertain

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doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.11.005

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 10-12 , February 2010

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