Physicians' attitudes and behaviour toward screening mammography in women 40 to 49 years of age

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Smith, Patricia ^a   Hum, Susan ^a   Kakzanov, Vered ^b   Del Giudice, M Elisabeth ^b,c   Heisey, Ruth ^c,d  

^a WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SELF EXAMINATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84867358276     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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