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The Breast Center was opened in Edmonton in January 1985 by five women doctors, all experienced in breast diagnostic problems. Three are diagnostic radiologists attending in rotation, each working one and one-half to two days per week, while the two clinicians work full time.
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Burns, P.E., Nett, A.E. (1987). An Educational and Diagnostic Breast Center in Edmonton: A Preliminary Report of the First Year. In: Paterson, A.H.G., Lees, A.W. (eds) Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 51. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2049-4_6
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