Revealing Oz behind the curtain: USPSTF screening mammography guidelines and the hot air balloon

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 289-290

  Javitt, Marcia C ^b   Hendrick, R Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; EDITORIAL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REIMBURSEMENT; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76149102565     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.4065     Document Type: Editorial

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