Downstaging of breast carcinomas in older women associated with mammographic screening

Breast Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 94-100

  Solin, Lawrence J ^a,f   Schultz, Delray J ^b,c   Kessler, Howard B ^d   Hanchak, Nicholas A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e AETNA   (United States)

^f HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Breast carcinoma; Health maintenance organization (HMO); Mammography; Older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0032963616     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1999.00131.x     Document Type: Article

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