A randomized trial of the use of print material and personal contact to improve mammography uptake among screening non-attenders in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 838-842

  Seow, Adeline ^a   Straughan, P T ^b   Ng, E H ^b   Lee, H P ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acceptance; Breast cancer; Intervention trial; Mammographic screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL MAIL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGAPORE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTAL SERVICE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0032195918     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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