Response of women aged 65-74 to invitation for screening for breast cancer by mammography: A pilot study in London, UK

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-80

  Horton Taylor, Danielle ^a   McPherson, Klim ^a   Parbhoo, Santilal ^b   Perry, Nick ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0030067657     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.1.77     Document Type: Article

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