Open AccessQuality assurance in follow-up and initial treatment for screening mammography programs in 22 countries
Author(s) -
Carrie N. Klabunde,
H. SanchoGarnier,
Stephen H. Taplin,
Steinar Thoresen,
Noriaki Ohuchi,
Rachel BallardBarbash
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal for quality in health care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.769
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1464-3677
pISSN - 1353-4505
DOI - 10.1093/intqhc/14.6.449
Subject(s) - mammography , quality assurance , medicine , accreditation , audit , breast cancer , breast cancer screening , family medicine , population , medical physics , cancer , environmental health , pathology , medical education , external quality assessment , management , economics
To describe the quality assurance activities related to follow-up evaluation of abnormal screening mammograms and subsequent initial treatment of women determined to have breast cancer for the screening programs represented in the International Breast Cancer Screening Network (IBSN).