Do women who undergo further investigation for breast screening suffer adverse psychological consequences? A multi-centre follow-up study comparing different breast screening result groups five months after their last breast screening appointment

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 396-403

  Brett, Jo ^a   Austoker, Joan ^a   Ong, Giok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast screening; false positive reactions; follow up; mass screening; psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0032415047     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024793     Document Type: Article

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