Performance of a fail-safe system to follow up abnormal mammograms in primary care

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-179

  Grossman, Ellie ^a   Phillips, Russell S ^b   Weingart, Saul N ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center   (Israel)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer screening; mammography; Medical error; patient safety; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOGRAPHY; REMINDER SYSTEM; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REMINDER SYSTEMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956429849     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181efe30a     Document Type: Article

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