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Appendix Figure 1. Analytic Framework

Analytic Framework. Numbers refer to actions and associations that were examined in the systematic review. Trials of mammography link screening to health outcomes, but do not address the intermediate steps (screening and early treatment) or harms (adverse effects of screening and early treatment). Arrows indicating screening and early treatment represent the intermediate steps in the causal chain linking screening with improved mortality and morbidity.

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