Education and experience with breast health maintenance and breast cancer care: A study of obstetricians and gynecologists

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 87-91

  Menzin, Andrew W ^a   Anderson, Britta L ^b   Williams, Sterling B ^b   Schulkin, Jay ^b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer care; Education; Experience; Maintenance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS;

EID: 77952098596     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-009-0019-8     Document Type: Article

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