Screening: A step too far. A matter of concern

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 163-164

  Wald, N J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE SCINTISCANNING; COLONOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SCREENING;

CORONARY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE CARRIERS; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 36849027176     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: 14755793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/096914107782912040     Document Type: Editorial

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