Evidence based case report: Advice about mammography for a young woman with a family history of breast cancer

British Medical Journal

Volumn 322, Issue 7293, 2001, Pages 1040-1042

  Lucassen, A ^a   Watson, E ^b   Eccles, D ^a  

^a PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0035962323     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.322.7293.1040     Document Type: Short Survey

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