Who's the doctor? Patients' perceptions of the role of the breast radiologist: A lesson for all radiologists

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 85, Issue 1020, 2012, Pages

  O'Mahony, Niamh ^a   McCarthy, E ^a   McDermott, R ^a   O'Keeffe, S ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARE; CONSULTATION; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOLOGY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, MAMMARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871165799     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/74006772     Document Type: Article

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