Analysis of benefit: Risk ratio and mortality reduction for the UK Breast Screening Programme

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 905, 2003, Pages 309-320

  Beckett, J R ^a   Kotre, C J ^a   Michaelson, J S ^b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038354774     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/64009424     Document Type: Article

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