Correlates of Intent to Seek Unnecessary Pap Tests Among Elderly Women

Zhang, Yan; Borders, Tyrone F.; Rohrer, James E.

doi:10.1016/j.whi.2007.06.002

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Volume 17, Issue 6 , Pages 351-359, November 2007

Correlates of Intent to Seek Unnecessary Pap Tests Among Elderly Women

Yan Zhang, PhD
- Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
- Yan Zhang, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Health Services Research of Family and Community Medicine at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She focuses on health behavioral research targeting the vulnerable populations of children/teenagers, the elderly, women, and minority populations. Her current work is related to aging and Alzheimer’s disease.
- Correspondence to: Yan Zhang PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Health Services Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, 3601 4th St, STOP 8161-Room 1C165D, Lubbock, TX 79430. Phone: 806-743-6984; fax: 806-743-1292.
Tyrone F. Borders, PhD
- Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Epidemiology, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Tyrone F. Borders, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and Department of Epidemiology at the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He conducts epidemiological research to identify risk factors for poor health care access and health status with an emphasis on rural populations. His current work focuses on the health system and intrapersonal determinants of drug and alcohol abuse.
James E. Rohrer, PhD
- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- James E. Rohrer, PhD, is Professor of Family Medicine in the Mayo Clinic. He is a managerial epidemiologist who evaluates practice innovations in primary care. His recent work concentrates on the causes, consequences and management of over-eating among free-living primary care patients.