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BI-RADS Classification for Management of Abnormal Mammograms

Margaret M. Eberl, Chester H. Fox, Stephen B. Edge, Cathleen A. Carter and Martin C. Mahoney
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2006, 19 (2) 161-164; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.2.161
Margaret M. Eberl
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Chester H. Fox
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Stephen B. Edge
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Cathleen A. Carter
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Margaret M. Eberl, Chester H. Fox, Stephen B. Edge, Cathleen A. Carter, Martin C. Mahoney
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2006, 19 (2) 161-164; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.2.161

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Margaret M. Eberl, Chester H. Fox, Stephen B. Edge, Cathleen A. Carter, Martin C. Mahoney
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2006, 19 (2) 161-164; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.2.161
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