An academic health center cost analysis of screening mammography: Creating a financially viable service

Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1043-1050

  Chen, Steven L ^a,b   Clark, Samuel ^b   Pierce, Lori J ^b,c   Hayes, Daniel F ^c,d   Helvie, Mark A ^b,c   Greeno, Paula L ^b   Newman, Lisa A ^b,c   Chang, Alfred E ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast care; Cancer screening; Cost analysis; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4143147527     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20476     Document Type: Article

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