Number of women without breast cancer for each woman diagnosed with breast cancer among women having an abnormal mammogram when screened for breast cancer.
Data from:
- Nelson HD, O'Meara ES, Kerlikowske K, et al. Factors associated with rates of false-positive and false-negative results from digital mammography screening: an analysis of registry data. Ann Intern Med 2016; 164:226.
Reproduced with permission from: Fletcher RH, Fletcher SW, Fletcher GS. Clinical Epidemiology: The Essentials, 5th Edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2013. Copyright © 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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