The experience of waiting for diagnosis after an abnormal mammogram

Breast Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 42-51

  Thorne, Sally E ^a   Harris, Susan R ^a   Hislop, T Gregory ^b   Vestrup, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast screening; Communication; Diagnostic delay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 0032975913     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1999.005001042.x     Document Type: Article

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