Adherence to a Breast Cancer Screening Program and Its Predictors in Underserved Women in Southern Brazil
Open Access
- 1 October 2010
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 19 (10), 2673-2679
- https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.epi-10-0338
Abstract
Background: Adherence to breast cancer screening is a key element to ensure effectiveness of programs aiming at downstaging of breast cancer. In this study, we evaluated adherence to a screening program and its predictors in underserved women in southern Brazil.Keywords
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