Decreased mammography utilization in the United States: Why and how can we reverse the trend?

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 400-402

  Wolf, Andrea B ^a   Brem, Rachel F ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammography

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59349114296     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1873     Document Type: Review

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