Breast cancer screening program in Stockholm county, Sweden-aspects of organization and quality assurance

Breast Care

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 353-357

  Lind, Helena ^a   Svane, Gunilla ^a   Kemetli, Levent ^a   Törnberg, Sven ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening program; Organization; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

EID: 78049394342     PISSN: 16613791     EISSN: 16613805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000321255     Document Type: Article

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