Diffusion of computer-aided mammography after mandated medicare coverage

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 987-989

  Fenton, Joshua J ^a   Foote, Susan Bartlett ^b   Green, Pamela ^c   Baldwin, Laura Mae ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MARKETING; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953693709     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.104     Document Type: Note

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