The psychological impact of mammographic screening on women with a family history of breast cancer - A systematic review

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 939-948

  Watson, Eila K ^a   Henderson, Bethan J ^b   Brett, Joanne ^a   Bankhead, Clare ^a   Austoker, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast screening; Family history; Mammography; Psychological impact

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PEDIGREE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 28244466744     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.903     Document Type: Review

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