Reduction of adverse events in MRI of the breast by personal patient care

Brain and Language

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 862-864

  Youssefzadeh, S ^a   Eibenberger, K ^a   Helbich, T ^a   Dorffner, R ^a   Dantendorfer, K ^a   Breitenseher, M ^a   Wolf, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 23744456225     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(97)80082-7     Document Type: Article

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