Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 406-414 , November 2009

State-Level Differences in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening by Disability Status: United States, 2008

  • Brian S. Armour, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr. Brian Armour, 1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Mail Stop E-88, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Phone: 404-498-3014; fax: 404-498-3060.
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  • JoAnn M. Thierry, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Human Development and Disability, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Lesley A. Wolf, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Science Applications International Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia

Received 20 March 2009 ,Revised 28 August 2009 ,Accepted 28 August 2009.

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 The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

PII: S1049-3867(09)00100-5

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2009.08.006

Women's Health Issues
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 406-414 , November 2009