Analysis of false-negative cancer cases identified with a mammography audit

Breast Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 166-175

  Ganott, Marie A ^a   Harris, Kathleen M ^a   Klaman, Herta M ^a   Keeling, Terri L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasm; Breast radiography; False negative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST LESION; CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL AUDIT;

EID: 0033065365     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1999.98035.x     Document Type: Article

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