The use of mammography by women aged 75 and older: Factors related to health, functioning, and age

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 941-946

  Blustein, Jan ^a,c   Weiss, Linda J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0031828906     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02746.x     Document Type: Article

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