Are there regional tendencies toward controversial screening practices? A study of prostate and breast cancer screening in a Medicare population

•Prostate and breast cancer screening independent at the regional level.•PSA screening associated with regional intensity of healthcare.•These screening practices should be understood differently for policy implications.•Further work needed to understand factors behind regional variations in screeni...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer epidemiology 2017-10, Vol.50 (Pt A), p.68-75
Hauptverfasser:	Raffin, Eric, Onega, Tracy, Bynum, Julie, Austin, Andrea, Carmichael, Donald, Bronner, Kristen, Goodney, Philip, Hyams, Elias S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens Beneficiaries Breast cancer Cancer Cancer screening Codes Decision making Enrollments Epidemiology Government programs Health care Mammography Medical screening Medicare Mens health Patients Primary care Prostate cancer PSA Regions Screening Task forces Womens health
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