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What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

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1. Fluctuating Behavior of the French Population in Cancer Screening: 5th Edition of the EDIFICE Survey.Current oncology reports · 2018
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  Prostate cancer screening in the randomized Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial: mortality results after 13 years of follow-up.2012

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