Screening mammography in women aged 40-49: Is it time to change?

International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Helme, Sophie ^a   Perry, Nick ^b,c   Mokbel, Kefah ^a,b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b The Princess Grace Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EXPERT; RADIOLOGIST; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645543066     PISSN: 14777800     EISSN: 14777800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-3-4     Document Type: Article

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