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Impact of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program on mammography and pap test utilization among white, Hispanic, and African American women: 1996–2000†

  1. E. Kathleen Adams PhD1,‡,*,
  2. Nancy Breen PhD2,
  3. Peter J. Joski MSPH1

Article first published online: 29 NOV 2006

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22353

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Cancer

Cancer

Supplement: Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions

Volume 109, Issue Supplement 2, pages 348–358, 15 January 2007

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Adams, E. K., Breen, N. and Joski, P. J. (2007), Impact of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program on mammography and pap test utilization among white, Hispanic, and African American women: 1996–2000. Cancer, 109: 348–358. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22353

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  1. 1

    Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia

  2. 2

    Health Services and Economics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland

  1. ‡

    Fax: 404-727-9198

*Rollins School of Public Health, Room 656, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA

  1. †

    Presented at Exploring Models to Eliminate Cancer Disparities Among African American and Latino Populations: Research and Community Solutions, Atlanta, Georgia, April 21-22, 2005.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 JAN 2007
  2. Article first published online: 29 NOV 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 30 JUN 2006

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  • American Cancer Society. Grant Number: ACS RSTG-05-004-01
  • National Cancer Institute

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