Assertiveness with physicians: Does it predict mammography use?

Women and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Andersen, M Robyn ^a   Guthrie, Katherine A ^a   Urban, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Mammography; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSERTIVENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSERTIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RURAL POPULATION; WASHINGTON;

EID: 2942511580     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v39n02_01     Document Type: Article

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