Utilization of preventive care services: Does gender matter?

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-120

  Alexandraki, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAMMOGRAPHY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84856649385     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2011.3311     Document Type: Editorial

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