The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages e37-e41 , November 2006

Cost-effective use of breast biopsy techniques in a veterans health care system

Presented at the 30th Annual Surgical Symposium of the Association of VA Surgeons, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 7–9, 2006

  • Allison R. Hatmaker, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, CCC-4312 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-615-327-5356; fax: +1-615-321-6342.
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  • Rafe M.J. Donahue, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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  • John L. Tarpley, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, CCC-4312 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA
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  • A. Scott Pearson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, CCC-4312 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2730, USA

Received 6 May 2006 ,Revised 10 August 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00560-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.028

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages e37-e41 , November 2006

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