Refining physician quality indicators for screening mammography in older women: Distinguishing appropriate use from overuse

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 380-387

  Tan, Alai ^a,b   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a,b   Elting, Linda S ^c   Goodwin, James S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

life expectancy; older women; quality of care; screening mammography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PHYSICIAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84875220912     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12151     Document Type: Article

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