An assessment of the quality of mammography care at facilities treating medically vulnerable populations

Medical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 701-708

  Goldman, L Elizabeth ^a,d   Haneuse, Sebastien J P A ^b,c   Miglioretti, Diana L ^b,c   Kerlikowske, Karla ^a,d   Buist, Diana S M ^b   Yankaskas, Bonnie ^e   Smith Bindman, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAMMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VULNERABLE POPULATION; BREAST TUMOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; REGISTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 49249124448     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3181789329     Document Type: Article

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