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Mammography Services: Impact of Federal Legislation on Quality, Access, and Health Outcomes

HEHS-98-11 Published: Oct 21, 1997. Publicly Released: Oct 21, 1997.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992's (MQSA) effect on: (1) the quality of mammography service detection of breast cancer to save lives; and (3) women's access to mammography services.

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