Cornford, Eleanor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3139-356X
Cheung, Shan
Press, Mike
Kearins, Olive
Taylor-Phillips, Sian
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute for Health Research (NIHR-CDF-2016-09-018)
Article History
Received: 1 August 2020
Revised: 6 January 2021
Accepted: 4 February 2021
First Online: 25 February 2021
Declarations
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Eleanor Cornford
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: Shan Cheung and Sian Taylor-Phillips kindly provided statistical advice for this manuscript. Both of these authors have significant statistical expertise.
: Written informed consent was not required for this study because this analysis of de-identified data is classified as audit as part of the quality assurance function of the breast screening programme by Public Health England
: Institutional Review Board approval was not required because this analysis of de-identified data is classified as an audit as part of the quality assurance function of the breast screening programme by Public Health England and therefore did not require ethical committee review.
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