Evaluation of the written information sent to women who are called back for further investigation of breast screening in the UK

Health Education Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 413-429

  Ong, Giok ^a   Austoker, Joan ^a   Brouwer, Arianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008837872     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789699605500407     Document Type: Review

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