Breast screening: A randomised controlled trial in UK general practice of three interventions designed to increase uptake

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 72-76

  Sharp, Deborah J ^a   Peters, Tim J ^a   Bartholomew, Jennifer ^b   Shaw, Adrienne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030060989     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.1.72     Document Type: Article

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