Breast cancer screening in women: An integrative literature review

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 668-673

  Ravert, Patricia K ^a   Huffaker, Crystal ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Art City Family Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast health; Cancer; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mammography; Routine screening; Ultrasound; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST TUMOR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650121893     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00564.x     Document Type: Review

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