Workforce shortages in breast imaging: Impact on mammography utilization

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 370-378

  Wing, Paul ^a   Langelier, Margaret H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Breast imaging; Health care workforce; Mammography utilization; Radiologic technologists; Radiologists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RADIOLOGIST;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RADIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59349110749     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1665     Document Type: Article

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