Impact of geographic barriers on the utilization of mammograms by older rural women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 62-68

  Engelman, Kimberly K ^a,b   Hawley, Daniel B ^c   Gazaway, Rona ^a   Mosier, Michael C ^a   Ahluwalia, Jasjit S ^a   Ellerbeck, Edward F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kansas Foundation for Medical Care   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Barriers; Geographic variation; Mammography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KANSAS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MAMMOGRAPHY; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0036142080     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50009.x     Document Type: Article

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