Geographic access to mammography facilities and frequency of mammography screening
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Study of Screening Mammography Frequency and Related Variables in Women Referring to the Mammography Center, Mousavi Hospital, Zanjan
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women, and screening is the best way to make an early diagnosis. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of screening mammography and related variables in the mammography center of Mousavi Hospital, located in Zanjan, Iran. Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study. Study sample size was 526 women who were selected by...
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متن کاملstudy of screening mammography frequency and related variables in women referring to the mammography center, mousavi hospital, zanjan
background: breast cancer is the most common cancer found in women, and screening is the best way to make an early diagnosis. the aim of this study was to determine the rate of screening mammography and related variables in the mammography center of mousavi hospital, located in zanjan, iran. methods: this was a prospective descriptive study. study sample size was 526 women who were selected by ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Epidemiology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1047-2797
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2017.11.012