Facilitated "fast track" referral reduces time from abnormal screening mammogram to diagnosis

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 252-256

  Borugian, Marilyn J ^a,b   Kan, Lisa ^a   Chu, Christina C Y ^a   Ceballos, Kathy ^b   Gelmon, Karen A ^a   Gordon, Paula B ^a   Poole, Barbara ^a   Tyldesley, Scott ^a   Olivotto, Ivo A ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Mammography; Mass screening; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949099425     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403749     Document Type: Article

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