Breast cancer screening in younger women: Evidence and decision making

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Elwood, J Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Decision making; Meta analysis; Randomized control trials; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031196189     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2753.1997.00002.x     Document Type: Review

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