Open AccessDemographic predictors of mammography and Pap smear screening in US women.
Author(s) -
Eugenia E. Calle,
W. Dana Flanders,
Michael J. Thun,
Linda Martin
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.83.1.53
Subject(s) - mammography , medicine , mammography screening , pap smears , screening mammography , family medicine , demography , gynecology , obstetrics , environmental health , breast cancer , cancer , cervical cancer , sociology
Proven screening technologies exist for both breast and cervical cancer, but they are underused by many women. We sought to evaluate the effect of demographic characteristics on the underuse of mammography and Pap smear screening.