Breast cancer screening practices among Black, Hispanic, and White women: Reassessing differences

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 327-337

  Pearlman, D N ^a   Rakowski, W ^a   Ehrich, B ^a   Clark, M A ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; REVIEW;

EID: 0029998024     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-3797(18)30287-3     Document Type: Review

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