Factors influencing elderly women's mammography screening decisions: implications for counseling

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Although guidelines recommend that clinicians consider life expectancy before screening older women for breast cancer, many older women with limited life expectancies are screened. We aimed to identify factors important to mammograph...

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Main Authors: Davis Roger B, York Meghan, McCarthy Ellen P, Schonberg Mara A, Marcantonio Edward R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/7/26