Evaluating the effectiveness of medicare's preventive visits

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-6

  Lesser, Lenard I ^a  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICARE; OBESITY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCREENING;

EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MEDICARE; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 84872320884     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4129     Document Type: Editorial

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