Breast cancer screening in the United States and Canada, 1994: socioeconomic gradients persist.

Author Affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0376, USA. skatz@umich.edu

Keywords: Age Factors; Aged; Attitude to Health; Breast Neoplasms - radiography; Cross-Sectional Studies; Educational Status; Female; Health Care Surveys; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Services Accessibility - standards; Humans; Income - statistics & numerical data; Mammography - economics - utilization; Mass Screening - economics - utilization; Middle Aged; Ontario; Questionnaires; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors; United States

Abstract: This study compared rates of annual mammography screening across socioeconomic status between the United States and Canada in 1994.; Population-based cross-sectional surveys were used to compare the rates.; Screening rates were higher in the United States than in Canada for women aged 50 to 69 years (47.3% vs 38.8%; P

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