Targeting the underserved for breast and cervical cancer screening: The utility of ecological analysis using the national health interview survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1484-1489

  Wells, Barbara L ^a   Horm, John W ^b  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0031667686     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.10.1484     Document Type: Article

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