Women with physical disability and the mammogram: An observational study to identify barriers and facilitators

Radiography

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-19

  Poulos, Ann ^a   Balandin, Susan ^a,b   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a   McCarthy, Louella ^a   Dark, Leigha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Avdeling for Helse og Sosialfag   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast screening; Disability; Health care access; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INJURY; MAMMOGRAPHY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 78650521926     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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