Effect of provider status on preventive screening among Korean-American women in Alameda County, California

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-149

  Lew, Anthony A ^a   Moskowitz, Joel M ^a   Ngo, Long ^a   Wismer, Barbara A ^b   Wong, Joann M ^c   Ahn, Yangja ^c   Tager, Ira B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Tom Waddell Health Center   (United States)

^c Asian Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Americans; California; Logistic models; Prevention and control of breast neoplasms; Prevention and control of cervix neoplasms; Utilization of mammography; Utilization of Papanicoleau smear; Utilization of physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BREAST EXAMINATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037325541     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-7435(02)00039-7     Document Type: Article

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