Access and barriers to mammography in New England community health centers

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Valdini, Anthony ^a,b,d   Cargill, Lucia C ^c  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lawrence Family Practice Residency   (United States)

^c Marlboro College   (United States)

^d Greater Lawrence Family Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Mammography; Minority groups; Preventive health services; Support, US Gov't, PHS; United States Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MINORITY GROUP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND;

EID: 0030775601     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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