A program of interventions designed to increase mammography rates in women ages 50 years and older for an underserved racial minority

Journal of Health and Human Services Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 336-349

  Stelger, Gail ^a   Samkoff, Judith ^a   Karoullas, Judy ^a  

^a KePRO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREAST TUMOR; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS REVIEW ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL MARKETING; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHILADELPHIA; PROFESSIONAL REVIEW ORGANIZATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL MARKETING; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 14944367505     PISSN: 10793739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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