A randomised trial of weekend and evening breast screening appointments

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 597-602

  Offman, J ^a   Wilson, M ^b   Lamont, M ^c   Birke, H ^a   Kutt, E ^c   Marriage, S ^d   Loughrey, Y ^e   Hudson, S ^f   Hartley, A ^b   Smith, J ^c   Eckersley, B ^g   Dungey, F ^h,i   Parmar, D ^a   Patnick, J ^j   Duffy, S W ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f Peel and Schriek Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^g ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^h PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^j NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84883143750     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.377     Document Type: Article

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