Normal mammograms and the practice of obtaining previous mammograms: Usefulness and costs

Radiology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 661-663

  Wilson, Todd E ^a   Nijhawan, Vinay K ^a   Helvie, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast radiography, utilization; Cancer screening; Economics, medical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030022619     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.198.3.8628851     Document Type: Article

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