Disease prevalence and use of preventive services: Comparison of female veterans in general and those with spinal cord injuries and disorders

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-311

  Lavela, Sherri L ^a,b   Weaver, Frances M ^a,c   Smith, Bridget ^a   Chen, Ke ^a  

^a HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COLON DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTAL CARE; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VACCINATION; VETERAN;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33745131802     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.15.301     Document Type: Article

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