Breast cancer screening programmes in 22 countries: Current policies, administration and guidelines

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 735-742

  Shapiro, Sam ^a   Coleman, Elizabeth Ann ^b   Broeders, Mireille ^c   Codd, Mary ^d   De Koning, Harry ^e   Fracheboud, Jacques ^e   Moss, Sue ^f   Paci, Eugenic ^g   Stachenko, Sylvie ^h   Ballard Barbash, Rachel ⁱ  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^e ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^g Ctr Per lo Stud e la Prev O   (Italy)

^h HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

ⁱ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Database; Guidelines; Policies; Population based; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031729864     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.5.735     Document Type: Article

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