Breast and Cervix Cancer Screening among Multiethnic Women: Role of Age, Health, and Source of Care
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 April 1999
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt, Karen Gold, Ann S. O’Malley, Kathryn L. Taylor, Kathleen A. Cagney, John S. Hopkins
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Having a regular source of care significantly predicted all screening use for both elderly and nonelderly, controlling for ethnicity, sociodemographics, health status, access to care, proportion of life in the United States, and cancer attitudes.
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Elderly women reported being screened less than younger women; interactions between health status and age need further exploration.
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