Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 79-87 , January 2009

Are Women With Functional Limitations at High Risk of Underutilization of Mammography Screening?

  • Nasar U. Ahmed, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Nasar U. Ahmed, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, HLS 588, Miami, FL 33199.
    • ,
  • Gary L. Smith, MS

      Affiliations

    • TennCare, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • Gillian Haber, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
    • ,
  • Michael C. Belcon, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Stempel School of Public Health, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Received 24 March 2008 ,Revised 14 August 2008 ,Accepted 5 September 2008.

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PII: S1049-3867(08)00136-9

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.09.001

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 79-87 , January 2009

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