Positive impact of a breast-health triaging system on breast-care access and physician satisfaction

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 482-487

  Stone, Michael D ^a   Norton, Sheila ^b   Mendez, Jane E ^a   Hirsch, Erwin ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Barriers; Breast cancer; Health care systems; Referrals; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MINORITY GROUPS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548431583     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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