Breast screening: The use of consensus opinion for all recalls

Breast

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 184-187

  Matcham, N J ^a,b   Ridley, N T F ^a   Taylor, S J ^a   Cook, J L ^a   Scolding, J ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast screening; Consensus meeting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3142769743     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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