sojourn time distribution
English translation: average time spent in the mammographically detectable state of breast cancer
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| 22:35 Jul 17, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Nick Lingris United Kingdom Local time: 07:47 | |||
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| 4 +5 | average time spent in the mammographically detectable state of breast cancer |
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| 3 | The sojourn time distribution is a measure of how much earlier the disease (breast cancer) may be.. |
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The sojourn time distribution is a measure of how much earlier the disease (breast cancer) may be.. Explanation: detected by the screening procedure. Please read this article: http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/19/15/3490 |
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peer agreement (net): +5average time spent in the mammographically detectable state of breast cancer Explanation: Sojourn time is the average time for mammographically detectable, preclinical cancers to become clinically apparent. [http://www.clevelandclinic.org/breastcenter/services/exam/ex...] http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m4149/is_4_38/ai_1...] Distribution in your case is this average time according to age groups. |
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