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Legislation on mammography in the United States has taken two forms: legislation on reimbursement for mammography and legislation on the quality of mammography. Legislation has been passed federally and in most states on these two issues (Fintor et al. 1995; McKinney et al. 1992).
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Hendrick, R.E. (2000). Current Legislation on Mammography Quality Assurance. In: Friedrich, M., Sickles, E.A. (eds) Radiological Diagnosis of Breast Diseases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60919-0_4
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