Interpretive skills in the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme: Performance indicators and remedial measures

Seminars in Breast Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 108-113

  Perry, Nicholas M ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4344569376     PISSN: 10924450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sembd.2004.03.001     Document Type: Review

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