Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 55-63 , March 2005

Mammography with breast cushions

  • Suzanne L. Dibble, RN, DNSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Suzanne L. Dibble, RN, DNSc, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California St. Suite 340, San Francisco, CA 94118.
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  • Jill Israel, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, California
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  • Brenda Nussey, BA

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, California
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  • James W. Sayre, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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  • R. James Brenner, MD, JD

      Affiliations

    • Eisenberg Keefer Breast Center, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Tower- St. Johns Imaging, St. Johns Health Center, Santa Monica, California
    • Department of Radiology, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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  • Edward A. Sickles, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California

Received 12 July 2004 ,Revised 11 November 2004 ,Accepted 21 December 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.12.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 55-63 , March 2005

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