Breast pain and service satisfaction during digital mammography

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1864-1873

  Wiratkapun, Cholatip ^a   Lertsithichai, Panuwat ^a   Wibulpolprasert, Bussanee ^a   Leelaswattanakul, Montira ^a   Detakarat, Jantarika ^a   Jungjai, Pannee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Breast discomfort; Breast pain; Digital mammography; Service satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33845510108     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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