Evaluation of extension of breast screening to women aged 65-70 in England using screening performance measures

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1043-1047

  Bennett, R L ^a   Blanks, R G ^a   Moss, S M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Older women; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING TEST;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 63949083334     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604981     Document Type: Article

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