Outcomes of recommendations for breast biopsies in women receiving mammograms from a county health van

Public Health Reports

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-74

  Kann, P Elizabeth ^a,b   Bradley, Clare ^c   Lane, Dorothy S ^a,d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Patient Care Services   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE HEALTH UNITS; NEW YORK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 0031907954     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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