Physician knowledge of and adherence to the revised breast cancer screening guidelines by the United States Preventive Services Task Force

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 201.e1-201.e5

  Hinz, Erica K ^a   Kudesia, Rashmi ^c   Rolston, Renee ^d   Caputo, Thomas A ^b   Worley Jr , Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Weill Medical Center   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; guidelines; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051573424     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.04.025     Document Type: Article

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