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The Impact of Health Status on Physicians' Intentions to Offer Cancer Screening to Older Women

2006; Oxford University Press; Volume: 61; Issue: 8 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/gerona/61.8.844

1758-535X

Mitchell T. Heflin, Kathryn I. Pollak, Maggie Kuchibhatla, Laurence G. Branch, E.Z. Oddone,

Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

Background. Screening for breast and cervical cancer reduces disease-specific mortality, but high rates of comorbidity and disability among elderly persons may alter the risks and benefits of screening.