Efforts to locate low-income women for a study on mammography rescreening: Implications for public health practice

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-261

  Bobo, Janet Kay ^a   Shapiro, Jean A ^b   Brustrom, Jennifer ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Low income population; Public health practice; Recruitment activities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MINORITY GROUP; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MARYLAND; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OHIO; PATIENT SELECTION; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; TEXAS; TIME;

EID: 33646861754     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-005-9006-0     Document Type: Article

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