Mammography use among sociodemographically diverse women: The accuracy of self-report

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1016-1021

  Zapka, Jane G ^a   Bigelow, Carol ^b   Hurley, Thomas ^a   Ford, Leigh Durland ^c   Egelhofer, John ^e   Cloud, W Max ^d   Sachsse, Eckart ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Chestnut Medical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0030013155     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.7.1016     Document Type: Article

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