Detection and description of small breast masses by residents trained using a standardized clinical breast exam curriculum

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-134

  Steiner, Elizabeth ^a   Austin, Donald F ^a   Prouser, Nancy C ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical breast examination; Early detection; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FAMILY MEDICINE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; OBSTETRICS; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

BREAST DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MANIKINS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 39149140091     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0444-5     Document Type: Article

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