Increasing use of mammography among older, rural African American women: Results from a community trial

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 646-654

  Earp, Jo Anne ^a   Eng, Eugenia ^a   O'Malley, Michael S ^a   Altpeter, Mary ^a   Rauscher, Garth ^a   Mayne, Linda ^a   Mathews, Holly F ^a   Lynch, Kathy S ^a   Qaqish, Bahjat ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; FEMALE; FEMININITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; NEGRO; POPULATION RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036128622     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.92.4.646     Document Type: Article

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