An audit of pain/discomfort experienced during image-guided breast biopsy procedures

Breast Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 398-402

  Satchithananda, Keshthra ^a,b   Fernando, Rashika Anne Marie ^a   Ralleigh, Gita ^a   Evans, David Rohan ^a   Wasan, Rema Kaur ^a   Bose, Shamistha ^a   Donaldson, N ^a   Michell, Michael J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast biopsy; Discomfort; Interventional breast procedure; Pain; Pain assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BREAST BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRASOUND;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 28544452727     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2005.00129.x     Document Type: Article

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