Race and mammography use in two North Carolina counties

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 782-786

  O'Malley, Michael S ^b   Earp, Jo Anne L ^a   Harris, Russell P ^b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CAUCASIAN; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEGRO; RACE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030986742     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.5.782     Document Type: Article

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