Screening for breast cancer in Ghent, Belgium: First results of a programme involving the existing health services

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1410-1414

  Bleyen, L ^a   Van Landeghem, P ^a   Pelfrene, E ^a   De Vriendt, M ^a   DeSmet, A ^a   De Backer, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Detection; Epidemiology; Mammography; Screening; Secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; BELGIUM; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0032146261     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(98)00165-8     Document Type: Article

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