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Teaching women about mammography through use of a brochure. 1991

S M Mahon, and D Casperson

Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

This paper describes the development and use of a brochure intended to educate women about the nature and benefits of mammography. This brochure, which is presented in its entirety, has several unique features. It addresses the myths associated with mammograms and includes a visual depiction of the difficult-to-understand concept of relative difference with respect to size of breast lesions.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008327	Mammography	Radiographic examination of the breast.	3D-Mammography,Digital Breast Tomosynthesis,Digital Mammography,X-ray Breast Tomosynthesis,3D Mammography,3D-Mammographies,Breast Tomosyntheses, Digital,Breast Tomosyntheses, X-ray,Breast Tomosynthesis, Digital,Breast Tomosynthesis, X-ray,Digital Breast Tomosyntheses,Digital Mammographies,Mammographies,Mammographies, Digital,Mammography, Digital,X ray Breast Tomosynthesis,X-ray Breast Tomosyntheses
D010174	Pamphlets	Printed publications usually having a format with no binding and no cover and having fewer than some set number of pages. They are often devoted to a single subject.	Booklets,Brochures,Booklet,Brochure,Pamphlet
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man