Predictors of mammography use among women veterans

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-247

  Hynes, Denise M ^a,b   Bastian, Lori A ^c   Rimer, Barbara K ^d   Sloane, Richard ^e   Feussner, John R ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; MILITARY SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031978678     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1998.7.239     Document Type: Article

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