Consequences of False-Positive Screening Mammograms
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Psychological consequences of false-positive screening mammograms in the UK.
OBJECTIVES To identify the psychological effects of false-positive screening mammograms in the UK. METHODS Systematic review of all controlled studies and qualitative studies of women with a false-positive screening mammogram. The control group participants had normal mammograms. All psychological outcomes including returning for routine screening were permitted. All studies had a narrative s...
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عنوان ژورنال: JAMA Internal Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2168-6106
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.981