Optimization of Clinical Breast Examination

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 329-334

  Goodson III, William H ^a   Hunt, Thomas K ^b   Plotnik, Julia N ^b   Moore II, Dan H ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical breast examination; Reminders; Retraining; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER REGISTRY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HAWTHORNE EFFECT; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 77950156294     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.08.023     Document Type: Article

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