Preventive services use among women seen by gynecologists, general medical physicians, or both

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 945-952

  Lewis, Beth G ^b   Halm, Ethan A ^b   Marcus, Sue M ^b   Korenstein, Deborah ^b   Federman, Alex D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MATERNAL CARE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 41649098439     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318169ce3e     Document Type: Article

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