Breast self-examination in women in two primary care settings: An evaluation of the impact of insurance status

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 311-314

  Wei, Gina ^a   Borum, Marie L ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0034092936     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900318506     Document Type: Article

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