Heterogeneity in mammography use across the nation: Separating evidence of disparities from the disproportionate effects of geography

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Mobley, Lee R ^a   Kuo, Tzy Mey ^a   Driscoll, David ^a   Clayton, Laurel ^a   Anselin, Luc ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCULTURATION; CANCER; DETECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; MORBIDITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER REGISTRY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEER PROGRAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48249136560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-7-32     Document Type: Article

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