Language barriers, location of care, and delays in follow-up of abnormal mammograms

Medical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-178

  Karliner, Leah S ^a,b   Ma, Lin ^a   Hofmann, Michael ^a   Kerlikowske, Karla ^a,b,c  

^a Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer; healthcare disparities; language barriers; mammography

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THERAPY DELAY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST DISEASES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAN FRANCISCO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84856060557     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31822dcf2d     Document Type: Article

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