Cancer Early-Detection Services in Community Health Centers for the Underserved: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 320-327

  Dietrich, Allen J ^a   Tobin, Jonathan N ^b,c   Sox, Carol Hill ^a   Cassels, Andrea N ^b   Negron, Fredeswinda ^b,e   Younge, Richard G ^d,f   Demby, Neal A ^b   Tosteson, Tor D ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Clinical Directors Network   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HealthFirst PHSP Inc   (United States)

^f Center of Excellence for the Elimination of Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0032113131     PISSN: 10633987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archfami.7.4.320     Document Type: Article

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