Improving uptake in non-attenders of breast screening: Selective use of second appointment

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-72

  Stead, Melissa J ^a   Wallis, Matthew G ^a   Wheaton, Margot E ^a  

^a Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attendance; Breast cancer; Compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCREENING TEST; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0031865304     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.5.2.69     Document Type: Article

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