Breast cancer surveillance: Ambulatory care focus in residency may influence practice patterns

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 312, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 123-125

  Borum, Marie L ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care education; breast cancer screening; resident physicians

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029841392     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(15)41776-8     Document Type: Article

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