Nonpalpable, probably benign breast lesions in general practice: The role of follow-up mammography

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 48, Issue 432, 1998, Pages 1421-1423

  Duijm, Lucien E M ^c   Zaat, Joost O M ^b   Guit, Gerard L ^a  

^a Kennemer Gasthuis Loc EG ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Follow up; Mammography; Nonpalpable; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST LESION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0031857502     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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