The effectiveness of mailed patient reminders on mammography screening: A meta-analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-70

  Wagner, Todd H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mammography; Patient education; Reminder systems; Screening

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; RECALL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031933992     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(97)00003-2     Document Type: Review

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