Cardiovascular Disease Prevention for Women Attending Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs: The WISEWOMAN Projects
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 May 1999
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It is appropriate to expand breast and cervical cancer screening programs to include screening for CVD.
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