Controversy about mammography screening guidelines and physician practices at a university medical center

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Reifel, Jennifer ^a   Bastani, Roshan ^b   Ganz, Patricia A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031761072     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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