Demographic factors associated with overuse of pap testing

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 629-633

  Kepka, Deanna ^a,b   Breen, Nancy ^b   King, Jessica B ^d   Meissner, Helen I ^c   Roland, Katherine B ^e   Benard, Vicki B ^e   Saraiya, Mona ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT HISTORY OF HYSTERECTOMY; POVERTY; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84908153951     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.07.034     Document Type: Article

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