Primary care providers' concerns and recommendations regarding mammography screening for older women

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-38

  Sharp, Penny C ^a   Michielutte, Robert ^a   Spangler, John G ^a   Cunningham, Louise ^c   Freimanis, Rita ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Radiology ^*

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 18844417647     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15430154jce2001_11     Document Type: Review

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