Access to breast cancer screening services for women with disabilities

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 453-464

  Mele, Nancy ^a   Archer, Jeanne ^b   Pusch, Burton D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer screening; Disability; Health care access; Prevention; Women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744487982     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884217505276158     Document Type: Article

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