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- Title
Associations between obesity and receipt of screening mammography, Papanicolaou tests, and influenza vaccination: results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old (AHEAD) Study.
- Authors
Østbye, Truls; Taylor, Donald H, Jr; Yancy, William S, Jr; Krause, Katrina M
- Abstract
Obese Americans, who receive more care for chronic diseases, may receive fewer preventive services. We evaluated the association between body mass index (BMI) and receipt of screening mammography and Papanicolaou tests among middle-aged women and the association between BMI and receipt of influenza vaccination among the elderly.
- Publication
American journal of public health, 2005, Vol 95, Issue 9, p1623
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2004.047803