Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 168-177 , April 2010

Prevalence and correlates of recent and repeat mammography among California women ages 55–79

  • William Rakowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Program in Public Health, 121 South Main Street, 2nd floor, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Community Health, Program in Public Health, Box G-S121 2nd Floor, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA. Tel.: +1 401 863 3263; fax: +1 401 863 3713.
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  • Roberta Wyn

      Affiliations

    • University of California, UCLA Center for Health Policy, 10960 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1550, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
    • ,
  • Nancy Breen

      Affiliations

    • Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Executive Plaza North, Room 4005, 6130 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7344, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA
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  • Helen Meissner

      Affiliations

    • Applied Cancer Screening Research Program, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA
    • Present address: Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Institutes of Health, 31 Center Drive, Building 31, Room B1C19, Bethesda MD, 20892, USA.
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  • Melissa A. Clark

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health, Program in Public Health, 121 South Main Street, 6th floor, Brown University, Providence RI, 02912, USA

,Accepted 9 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.02.005

Cancer Epidemiology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 168-177 , April 2010

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