Performance indicators evaluation of the population-based breast cancer screening programme in Northern Portugal using the European Guidelines. Issue 5 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bento, Maria José; Gonçalves, Guilherme; Aguiar, Ana; Castro, Clara; Veloso, Vitor; Rodrigues, Vítor
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 783
• Page End: 789
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.08.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0030"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Breast cancer screening in Northern Portugal was highly accepted by the population.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Most performance indicators met the desirable levels of the European Guidelines.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Results were consistent with an effective screening programme.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Favourable steps towards a higher coverage of the programme have been taken.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>