Implementation of service screening with mammography in Sweden: From pilot study to nationwide programme

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-18

  Olsson, Silas ^a   Andersson, Ingvar ^b   Karlberg, Ingvar ^c   Bjurstam, Nils ^d   Frodis, Ewa ^e   Häkansson, Stefan ^a  

^a SvDHV AB   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c National Board of Health and Welfare   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cost analysis; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEES, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PILOT PROJECTS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034026963     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jms.7.1.14     Document Type: Article

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