Does telephone contact with a physician's office staff improve mammogram screening rates?

Family Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 324-326

  Bodiya, A ^a   Vorias, D ^a   Dickson, H A ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TELEPHONE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CORRESPONDENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033306080     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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4. Effect of appointment scheduling and reminder postcards on adherence to mammography recommendations
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