An Assessment of the Likelihood, Frequency, and Content of Verbal Communication Between Radiologists and Women Receiving Screening and Diagnostic Mammography

Academic Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1056-1063

  Carney, Patricia A ^a   Kettler, Mark ^a   Cook, Andrea J ^a   Geller, Berta M ^a   Karliner, Leah ^a   Miglioretti, Diana L ^a   Bowles, Erin Aiello ^a   Buist, Diana S ^a   Gallagher, Thomas H ^a   Elmore, Joann G ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer screening; Patient communication

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RADIOLOGY; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 68049093180     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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