Progress in breast cancer screening: Vermontʼs efforts

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-63

  Carney, Jan K ^a   Ewing, Jean F ^b   Finley, Christine A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c University Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Early detection of breast cancer; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; RURAL HEALTH; VERMONT;

EID: 0030088971     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199621000-00009     Document Type: Article

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