Title :
Factors associated with the prediction of attendance to the UK Breast Screening Programme
Author :
Arochena, H.E. ; Naguib, R.N.G. ; Mashhoudy, H. ; Wheaton, M.E. ; Wallis, M.G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Inf. Sci., Coventry Univ., UK
Abstract :
An analysis of the predictors of attendance and screening variation to the UK Breast Screening Programme over four episodes is carried out. Variables such as Townsend deprivation score and postal area (zip code) are taken into account.
Keywords :
cancer; mammography; Townsend deprivation score; UK Breast Screening Programme; UK National Health Service; attendance prediction; breast cancer; nonsymptomatic women; postal area; zip code; Aging; Breast cancer; Hospitals; Information analysis; Information science; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7211-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1019643
