Mammography Screening Practices in Average-Risk Women Aged 40-49 Years in Primary Care: A Comparison of Physician and Nonphysician Providers in Minnesota.

ABSTRACT: Background: Breast cancer screening practices and the influence of clinical guidelines or recommendations are well documented for physicians, but little is known about the screening practices of nonphysician providers (physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses). The seven breast cancer screening guidelines or recommendations on the use of mammography have the most variation for screening average-risk women 40-49 years of age. Therefore, to better understand the practices of nonphysicians, this study will compare the practices of physicians with nonphysician providers for women 40-49 years of age. Materials and Methods: Minnesota physicians and nonphysicians were e-mailed an anonymous cross-sectional survey, which asked primary care providers a

SUBMITTER: Martin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6983752 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature