Timeliness of breast cancer diagnosis and initiation of treatment in the national breast and cervical cancer early detection program, 1996-2005

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1769-1776

  Richardson, Lisa C ^a   Royalty, Janet ^a   Howe, William ^b   Helsel, William ^b   Kammerer, William ^b   Benard, Vicki B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956241386     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160184     Document Type: Article

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