Implementation issues and costs associated with a proven strategy for increasing breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income women

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 54-59

  Lantz, Paula M ^a   Stencil, Debra ^b   Lippert, Mary Ann T ^b   Jaros, Linda ^b   Eaker, Elaine D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cervical cancer; Cost; Evaluation; Inreach; Intervention; Physician reminders; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; POVERTY; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030153785     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199600230-00008     Document Type: Article

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