An examination of differential follow-up rates in breast cancer screening

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-132

  Webber, Pamela Arnsberger ^a   Fox, Patrick ^a   Zhang, Xiulan ^a   Pond, Mikki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0029986461     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01682303     Document Type: Article

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