Improving access to breast health services with an interdisciplinary model of care

Breast Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-356

  Castellanos, Mario R ^a,c   Conte, Joseph ^a   Fadel, Dina Abi ^a   Raia, Carolyn ^a   Forte, Frank ^a   Ahern, Kathleen ^b   Smith, Marianne ^a   Elsayeh, Danny ^a   Buchbinder, Shalom ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WAGNER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Breast center; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MASS SCREENING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

BIOPSY; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW YORK; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54049141757     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2008.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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