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Waiting times from abnormal breast screen to diagnosis in 7 Canadian provinces
Ivo A. Olivotto, Christina Bancej, Vivek Goel, Judy Snider, Ronald G. McAuley, Brenda Irvine, Lisa Kan, Doug Mirsky, Margaret J. Sabine, Renée McGilly and Judy S. Caines
CMAJ August 07, 2001 165 (3) 277-283;
Ivo A. Olivotto
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Christina Bancej
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Vivek Goel
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Judy Snider
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Ronald G. McAuley
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Brenda Irvine
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Lisa Kan
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Doug Mirsky
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Margaret J. Sabine
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Renée McGilly
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
Judy S. Caines
From *the Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia and †the Division of Radiation Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; ‡Health Canada, Ottawa, Ont.; §the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Que., ¶the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., the Departments of **Family Practice and ††Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; ‡‡the Ontario Breast Screening Program, §§the Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; ¶¶the Canadian Breast Cancer Network, Victoria, BC; and ***the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program and the Department of Radiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS
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