Cost-effective use of breast biopsy techniques in a veterans health care system

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 192, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages

  Hatmaker, Allison R ^a   Donahue, Rafe M J ^b   Tarpley, John L ^a   Pearson, A Scott ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Female veterans; Percutaneous image guided breast biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ULTRASOUND; VETERAN;

EID: 33750282776     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.028     Document Type: Article

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