The "Welcome to Medicare" physical: A great opportunity for our seniors

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 292-294

  DeWilde, Leticia Flores ^a   Russell, Christy ^b  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MASS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER SCREENING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICARE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 11344289125     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.54.6.292     Document Type: Editorial

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