The National Health Service Breast Screening Programme in the Trent region - Are we meeting the targets?

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 99-103

  Holland, Philip A ^a   Dadra, Saty ^a   Holt, Stephen ^a  

^a CHESTERFIELD ROYAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast screening; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031925691     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(98)91355-5     Document Type: Article

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