Understanding barriers to participation in mammography by women with disabilities

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 381-385

  Barr, Judith K ^a   Giannotti, Tierney E ^a   Van Hoof, Thomas J ^b   Mongoven, Jennifer ^c   Curry, Maureen ^a  

^a QUALIDIGM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Mammography; Prevention research; Preventive health services; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 47149088271     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.22.6.381     Document Type: Article

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