Women’s health alliance intervention study: Increasing community breast and cervical cancer screening

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 20-30

  Eaker, Elaine D ^a   Jaros, Linda ^b   Vierkant, Robert A ^c   Lantz, Paula ^d   Remington, Patrick L ^e  

^a Eaker Epidemiology Enterprises   (United States)

^b Security Health Plan of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cervical cancer; Community intervention; Intervention effectiveness; Mammography; Pap test; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCOME; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RURAL HEALTH; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS; VAGINAL SMEARS; WISCONSIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0035462311     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200107050-00004     Document Type: Article

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