The impact of reminder letters on attendance for breast cancer screening

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-32

  Hayes, C ^a   O'Herlihy, B ^a   Hynes, M ^a   Johnson, Z ^a  

^a DR STEEVENS HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033008343     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02939577     Document Type: Article

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