Variation in recommendations for cancer screening among primary care physicians in New Mexico

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-267

  Herman, Carla J ^a   Hoffman, Richard M ^a,b   Altobelli, Kathy K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEW MEXICO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032872973     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018790104934     Document Type: Article

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