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Comparing GIS-Based Measures in Access to Mammography and Their Validity in Predicting Neighborhood Risk of Late-Stage Breast Cancer

BACKGROUND: Assessing neighborhood environment in access to mammography remains a challenge when investigating its contextual effect on breast cancer-related outcomes. Studies using different Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based measures reported inconsistent findings. METHODS: We compared GIS...

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Autores principales: Lian, Min, Struthers, James, Schootman, Mario
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22952626
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043000