Breast cancer detection rates by screening mammography in elderly women

Breast Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 331-336

  Harrison, Renée A ^a   Waterbor, John W ^a   Mulligan, Susan ^b   Bernreuter, Wanda K ^b   Han, Sang Y ^b   Stanley, Robert J ^b   Rubin, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Cancer prevention and control; Elderly women; Mammography; Screening; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030679667     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.1997.tb00189.x     Document Type: Article

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