Effect of breast-tissue characteristics on the outcome of clinical breast examination training

Academic Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 505-507

  McDermott, Mary McGrae ^a   Dolan, Nancy C ^a   Rademaker, Alfred ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NUMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029929141     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199605000-00024     Document Type: Article

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