Racial differences in use of cancer prevention services among older Americans

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 735-740

  Hegarty, Verona ^a   Burchett, Bruce M ^b,c   Gold, Deborah T ^b,c   Cohen, Harvey Jay ^b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Education; Income; Older people; Race

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033935970     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04746.x     Document Type: Article

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