Mammography screening: A new estimate of number needed to screen to prevent one breast cancer death

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 723-728

  Hendrick, R Edward ^a   Helvie, Mark A ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Mammography screening; Number needed to invite to screening; Number needed to screen; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857851925     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.7146     Document Type: Article

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