Use of a mathematical model to evaluate breast cancer screening policy

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-113

  Baker, Rose D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 0032173739     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019046619402     Document Type: Article

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