Optimal Breast Biopsy Decision-Making Based on Mammographic Features and Demographic Factors

Jagpreet Chhatwal
Jagpreet Chhatwal
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Health Economic Statistics, Merck Research Laboratories, North Wales, Pennsylvania 19454
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Oguzhan Alagoz
Oguzhan Alagoz
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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Elizabeth S. Burnside
Elizabeth S. Burnside
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Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53792
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Jagpreet Chhatwal

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Health Economic Statistics, Merck Research Laboratories, North Wales, Pennsylvania 19454

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Oguzhan Alagoz

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Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

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Elizabeth S. Burnside

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Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53792

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Published Online:1 Dec 2010https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1100.0877

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