Adding Pap smear reminders to mammogram reminders increases Pap smear uptake with no effect on mammography uptake

Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-20

  Burack, Robert ^a   Gimotty, P ^d   Simon, M ^d   Sellors, John W ^b   Coleman, Ann ^c  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Reproductive Health Specialists   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 3142698402     PISSN: 14629410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehbc.2003.12.021     Document Type: Short Survey

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