Quality of non-breast cancer health maintenance among elderly breast cancer survivors.
Earle CC, Burstein HJ, Winer EP, Weeks JC. Quality of non-breast cancer health maintenance among elderly breast cancer survivors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2003, 21: 1447-51. PMID: 12697865, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2003.03.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesFemaleHealth StatusHumansMedicareMultivariate AnalysisPreventive Health ServicesQuality of Health CareSEER ProgramSurvivorsUnited StatesConceptsBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsPreventive servicesElderly breast cancer survivorsHealth maintenanceNonmetastatic breast cancerGeneral medical carePrimary care physiciansPreventive health careHigh-quality preventive servicesHigh-quality careTypes of practitionersHigher socioeconomic statusCare physiciansMammographic screeningOncology specialistsAppropriate followCancer recurrenceElderly womenNonmedical factorsRegistry areasBreast cancerHealth care participationProvider characteristicsMedicare data