Targeting of mammography screening according to life expectancy in women aged 75 and older

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 388-395

  Schonberg, Mara A ^a   Breslau, Erica S ^b   McCarthy, Ellen P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

life expectancy; mammography screening; older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCREENING; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84875216272     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12123     Document Type: Article

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