Preventive health care, 2001 update: Should women be routinely taught breast self-examination to screen for breast cancer?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 164, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 1837-1846

  Baxter, N ^a  

^a PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034919763     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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