Primary Care Provider Experience with Breast Density Legislation in Massachusetts

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 615-622

  Gunn, Christine M ^a,b   Kressin, Nancy R ^a,c   Cooper, Kristina ^a   Marturano, Cinthya ^d   Freund, Karen M ^d   Battaglia, Tracy A ^a,c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; breast density; health policy; primary care

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BREAST DENSITY; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LAW; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASSACHUSETTS; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SAFETY NET HOSPITAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST DENSITY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85046579736     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2017.6539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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