The importance of health insurance as a determinant of cancer screening: Evidence from the women's health initiative

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 261-270

  Hsia, Judith ^a   Kemper, Elizabeth ^b   Kiefe, Catarina ^c   Zapka, Jane ^d   Sofaer, Shoshanna ^e   Pettinger, Mary ^b   Bowen, Deborah ^b   Limacher, Marian ^f   Lillington, Linda ^g   Mason, Ellen ^h  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Insurance coverage; Neoplasm prevention and control

Indexed keywords

GUAIAC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL FEE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033855334     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0697     Document Type: Article

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