When to stop screening: A review of breast, gynecologic, and colorectal cancer screening in women over age 65

Care Management Journals

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-57

  Bernstein, Rebecca ^a   Dejoseph, Daniel ^a   Buchanan, Edward M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Colorectal; Elderly; Gynecologic; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949285589     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1521-0987.11.1.48     Document Type: Article

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