Titre :
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Uptake of screening for breast cancer in patients with mental health problems. (2006)
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Auteurs :
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Ursula WERNEKE ;
Stuart DONNAN ;
Oded HORN ;
Alan MARYON-DAVIS ;
Klim MCPHERSON ;
Simon WESSELY ;
University of Manchester. Institute of Psychiatry. King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry. Academic Department of Psychological Medicine. GBR
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 60, n° 7, 2006)
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Pagination :
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600-605
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Cancer
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Psychopathologie
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Dépistage
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Glande mammaire [pathologie]
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Sein
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Homme
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Malade mental
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Malade
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Prévention santé
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Femme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS nFrOR0xH. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : Mental illness is associated with physical illness and mortality from a variety of causes including cancer. There is little information on screening attendance among the mentally ill population. An audit was conducted of a breast screening service in inner London to determine uptake rates in women with mental illness. Design : Cross sectional data linkage study of the local screening register and patients of the local psychiatric units. Screening uptake rates in all patients, those with a history of multiple detentions in hospital, and those with psychosis were compared with the local reference population. Setting : Women in three inner London boroughs. Participants : Screening records for 933 psychiatric patients and 44 195 women without mental health problems aged 50 to 64 years. Main results : Overall, psychiatric patients v/ere as likely as the reference group to attend breast screening. Patients with a history of multiple detention were significantly less likely to attend (OR=0.40,0.29 to 0.55 ; p
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