Mammography as a Screening Tool for Diabetes

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 528-531

  Dale, Paul S ^a   Mascarenhas, Christopher R ^a   Richards, Michael ^a   Mackie, Gavin ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

breast arterial calcifications; diabetes; mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; BREAST ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76749170334     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.11.837     Document Type: Article

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