Mammography underutilization among older women in connecticut

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1310-1314

  Preston, Jeanette A ^a   Scinto, Jeanne D ^a   Ni, Weijia ^a   Wang, Yun ^a   Galusha, Deron ^a   Schulz, Allyson F ^a   Petrillo, Marcia K ^a  

^a Connecticut Peer Rev Org Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030691719     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb02929.x     Document Type: Article

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