Age-specific accuracy of initial versus subsequent mammography screening: Results from the Ghent breast cancer-screening programme

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-151

  Van Landeghem, P ^a   Bleyen, L ^a   De Backer, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Age; Breast cancer; Mammography; Performance; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BELGIUM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036252037     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200204000-00006     Document Type: Article

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