Older patient experiences in the mammography decision-making process

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-64

  Fox, Justin ^a   Zikmund Fisher, Brian J ^b,c   Gross, Cary P ^a,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84855570784     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.601     Document Type: Article

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