Screening mammography for women 40 to 49 years of age: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Authors

• Amir Qaseem
• Vincenza Snow
• Katherine Sherif
• Mark Aronson
• Kevin B Weiss
• Douglas K Owens

Publication/Presentation Date

4-3-2007

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of death for women in their 40s in the United States. Individualized risk assessment plays an important role when making decisions about screening mammography, especially for women 49 years of age or younger. The purpose of this guideline is to present the available evidence for screening mammography in women 40 to 49 years of age and to increase clinicians' understanding of the benefits and risks of screening mammography.

Volume

146

Issue

7

First Page

511

Last Page

515

ISSN

1539-3704

Published In/Presented At

Qaseem, A., Snow, V., Sherif, K., Aronson, M., Weiss, K. B., Owens, D. K., & Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians (2007). Screening mammography for women 40 to 49 years of age: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Annals of internal medicine, 146(7), 511–515. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-7-200704030-00007

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

17404353

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article