The views of older women towards mammographic screening: A qualitative and quantitative study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1461-1467

  Collins, K ^a   Winslow, M ^b   Reed, M W ^b   Walters, S J ^b   Robinson, T ^c   Madan, J ^d   Green, T ^e   Cocker, H ^e   Wyld, L ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e North Trent Cancer Research Network   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Mammographic screening; Older age; Oncology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77952181338     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605662     Document Type: Article

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