False-positive findings in mammography screening induces short-term distress - Breast cancer-specific concern prevails longer

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1089-1097

  Aro, A R ^a   Pilvikki Absetz, S ^a   Van Elderen, T M ^b   Van Der Ploeg, E ^c   Van Der Kamp, L J Th ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distress; False positive findings; Mammography screening; Normal findings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENTAL STRESS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034032813     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(00)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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