Geographic Access to Mammography Facilities and Frequency of Mammography Screening
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Description
Explores a study on the role location plays in mammography utilization. Draws data from the Wisconsin Women's Health Study and uses Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes to determine the distance women would have to travel to a mammography facility.
Author(s)
Patricia I. Jewett, Ronald E. Gangnon, Elena Elkin, et al.
Citation
Annals of Epidemiology, 28(2), 65-71.e2
Date
02/2019
Tagged as
Access
· Health screening
· Rural-urban differences
· Specialty care
· Statistics and data
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
· Women
· Wisconsin