Medicare coverage, supplemental insurance, and the use of mammography by older women

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 332, Issue 17, 1995, Pages 1138-1143

  Blustein, Jan ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE, MEDIGAP; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0028922934     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199504273321706     Document Type: Article

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