Trends in Mammography and Pap Smear Utilization in Canada

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 108-116

  Snider, Judy ^a   Beauvais, Janet ^a   Levy, Isra ^a   Villeneuve, Paul ^a   Pennock, Jennifer ^a  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Mammography utilization; Mass screening; Trends; Vaginal smear utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0030321201     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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