The role of health insurance on Pap smear and mammography utilization by immigrants living in the United States

Background. Nearly half of recent immigrants to the United States lack health insurance. Access to cancer screening services for this group is problematic. We examine the role of health insurance and having a usual source of care (USC) on Pap smear and mammography utilization by immigrant women usin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Preventive medicine 2004-11, Vol.39 (5), p.943-950
Hauptverfasser:	Carrasquillo, Olveen, Pati, Susmita
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Emigration and immigration Emigration and Immigration - statistics & numerical data Ethnic groups Female Health Care Surveys Health Services Accessibility - economics Health Services Accessibility - statistics & numerical data Hispanic Americans Humans Insurance Insurance, Health - statistics & numerical data Mammography Mammography - utilization Medically Uninsured - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Papanicolaou Test Socioeconomic Factors United States Vaginal smears Vaginal Smears - utilization
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