Eliminating health disparities: Innovative methods to improve cervical cancer screening in a medically underserved population

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S438-S442

  Bharel, Monica ^a,b   Santiago, Emely R ^a   Forgione, Sanju Nembang ^a   León, Casey K ^a   Weinreb, Linda ^c  

^a BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

ADULT; BOSTON; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84937426224     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302417     Document Type: Article

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