Use of Preventive Services by Men Enrolled in Medicare+Choice Plans

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 796-802

  Morales, Leo S ^a,b,e   Rogowski, Jeannette ^a   Freedman, Vicki A ^c   Wickstrom, Steven L ^d   Adams, John L ^a   Escarce, José J ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Polisher Research Institute   (United States)

^d UNITEDHEALTH GROUP   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGE; AGED; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; VACCINATION;

EID: 2342423635     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.5.796     Document Type: Review

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