The psychological effects of breast screening in terms of patients' perceived health anxieties

British Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-135

  Swanson, V ^a   Mcintosh, I B ^a   Power, K G ^b   Dobson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b West of Scotland Breast Screening Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0029964214     PISSN: 00070947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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