Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health
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Womens Health Issues · Nov 2009
Screening mammography: a cross-sectional study to compare characteristics of women aged 40 and older from the deep South who are current, overdue, and never screeners.
We sought to identify unique barriers and facilitators to breast cancer screening participation among women aged 40 and older from Mississippi who were categorized as current, overdue, and never screeners. ⋯ Similar and unique factors impact utilization of mammography screening services among women. Those factors could inform efforts to increase screening rates.