Influence of direct referrals on time to diagnosis after an abnormal breast screening result

Cancer Detection and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 361-367

  Decker, Kathleen M ^a   Harrison, Marion ^a   Chateau, Daniel ^b  

^a CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delivery of health care; Mammography; Mass screening; Referral and consultation; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; TIME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 8144226074     PISSN: 0361090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cdp.2004.07.002     Document Type: Article

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