Age-related differences in breast carcinoma knowledge, beliefs, and perceived risk among women visiting an academic general medicine practice

Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 413-420

  Dolan, Nancy C ^a   Lee, Alice M ^a   McDermott, Mary McGrae ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factors; Attitudes; Breast neoplasm; Knowledge; Mammography; Physician's practice patterns; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 0030863026     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19970801)80:3<413::AID-CNCR9>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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