Mammography and Pap smear use by older rural women.
The use of mammograms and Pap smears by rural, older, community-dwelling women in the first 2 full years these services were covered by Medicare was investigated. Although the National Health Interview Survey and other studies have indicated that there is an increase routine screening mammography a...
| Publicado en: | Public Health Reports Vol. 111; pp. 244 - 251 |
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Association of Schools of Public Health
May/June 1996
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