The density conundrum: Does legislation help or hurt?

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 909-912

  Smith, Mary Lou ^a  

^a Research Advocacy Network   (United States)

Author keywords

Dense breasts; legislation; mammography; patient physician communication; screening

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DENSITY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FAMILY HISTORY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAW; MAMMOGRAPHY; MANDATORY REPORTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; POPULATION RISK; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRASOUND;

DENSE BREASTS; LEGISLATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT-PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION; SCREENING;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISCLOSURE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RADIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889246582     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2013.09.012     Document Type: Article

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