Efficacy of a simple, low-cost educational intervention in improving knowledge about risks and benefits of screening mammography

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 783-791

  Haakenson, Caroline P ^a   Vickers, Kristin S ^b   Cha, Stephen S ^b   Vachon, Celine M ^b   Thielen, Jacqueline M ^b   Kircher, Kyle J ^b   Pruthi, Sandhya ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744780156     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/81.6.783     Document Type: Article

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