Mammography use may partially mediate disparities in tumor size at diagnosis in women with social security disabilities

Women and Health

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Caban, M E ^a   Kuo, Yong Fang ^a   Mahnken, Jonathan ^b   Nosek, Margaret ^c   Freeman, J L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Disability; Disparity; Screening mammography; Social Security Administration; Tumor size

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 46449101074     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v46n04_01     Document Type: Article

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