Recalling women for further investigation of breast screening: Women's experiences at the clinic and afterwards

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Ong, Giok ^a   Austoker, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast screening; communication; false positive reactions; patient education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN;

EID: 0030929339     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024582     Document Type: Article

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