Mammography in a health maintenance organization

The charts of a random sample of 496 women, aged 51 and older, in a staff model health maintenance organization (HMO) were retrospectively audited for mammography frequency over an 8-year period. Of the 496 women, 306 (61.7%) had at least one mammogram. For the 422 women who had been members of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1991-11, Vol.81 (11), p.1489-1490
Hauptverfasser:	Hansen, J P, Knapp, P A, Newcomb, P A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Breasts Female Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Health maintenance organizations Health Maintenance Organizations - standards HMOs Humans Mammary gland diseases Mammography - statistics & numerical data Medical imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Public health Retrospective Studies Tumors Utilization Review - statistics & numerical data Wisconsin Women
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Zusammenfassung:	The charts of a random sample of 496 women, aged 51 and older, in a staff model health maintenance organization (HMO) were retrospectively audited for mammography frequency over an 8-year period. Of the 496 women, 306 (61.7%) had at least one mammogram. For the 422 women who had been members of the HMO for at least 2 years, 196 (46.4%) had mammography within the previous 18 months.
ISSN:	0090-0036 1541-0048
DOI:	10.2105/AJPH.81.11.1489