Screening rates and characteristics of health plan members who respond to screening reminders

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-10

  Zhu, Jun ^a   Davis, James ^a   Taira, Deborah A ^a   Yamashita, Marisa ^a  

^a Hawaii Medical Service Association   (United States)

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EID: 84978654148     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
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