Understanding mammography intention and utilization among women in an inner city public hospital clinic

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 817-824

  Montaño, Daniel E ^a,c   Thompson, Beti ^b,c   Taylor, Victoria M ^b,c   Mahloch, Janice ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior change theory; Beliefs; Breast cancer; Mammography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031281842     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.1997.0215     Document Type: Article

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