Diagnostic testing following screening mammography in the elderly

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 90, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 1389-1392

  Welch, H Gilbert ^a   Fisher, Elliott S ^b  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; PREDICTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032537950     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.18.1389     Document Type: Article

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