Breast screening has failed older women
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Uptake of breast cancer screening in older women.
OBJECTIVES to determine breast screening uptake in older women and to ascertain from previous non-attenders whether they would accept screening if invited. DESIGN a random sample of older women randomly selected from three Family Health Service Authorities were interviewed in their homes. PARTICIPANTS 1604 women aged 65 years and over living at home, a response rate of 94%. RESULTS 120 re...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7056.559c