The mammography screening controversy: Who and what is heard in the press?

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-81

  Holmes Rovner, Margaret ^a   Charles, Sonya ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Communication media; Evidence based medicine; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS MEDIA; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 0042707933     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(02)00167-2     Document Type: Article

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