Adjusting Mammography-Audit Recommendations in a Lower-Incidence Taiwanese Population

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 978-985

  Chen, Chin Yu ^a,b,c,d   Tzeng, Wen Sheng ^a   Tsai, Christopher C ^c   Mak, Chee Wai ^a   Chen, Chia Hui ^a   Chou, Mei Chun ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

breast cancer screening; Breast neoplasms; digital mammography; medical audit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER SCREENING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL AUDIT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 49849102954     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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