Importance of fatalism in understanding mammography screening in rural elderly women

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-72

  Mayo, Rachel M ^a   Ureda, John R ^a   Parker, Veronica G ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Culture; Elderly; Fatalism; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH CAROLINA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0035227428     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v13n01_05     Document Type: Article

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