2001
Screening Mammography: Is It Suitably Targeted to Older Women Who are Most Likely to Benefit?
Scinto J, Gill T, Grady J, Holmboe E. Screening Mammography: Is It Suitably Targeted to Older Women Who are Most Likely to Benefit? Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2001, 49: 1101-1104. PMID: 11555074, DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49216.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder womenPrognostic groupsPrognostic stageMammography useCommunity-dwelling older womenFavorable prognostic groupFive-year mortalityProspective cohort studyWorst prognostic groupMammography use ratesCause mortalityCohort studyElderly ProgramEpidemiologic studiesNew Haven CountyMedicare Part BScreening mammographyWomenMortalityMortality indexMammographyUse ratesNew HavenMammogramsPart B
1998
The Impact of a Physician Intervention Program on Older Women's Mammography Use
Preston J, Grady J, Schulz A, Petrillo M, Scinto J. The Impact of a Physician Intervention Program on Older Women's Mammography Use. Evaluation & The Health Professions 1998, 21: 502-513. PMID: 10351562, DOI: 10.1177/016327879802100408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Peer Review OrganizationMammography useMammography ratesOlder womenMore interventionsAnnual mammography ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistryLower mammography ratesIntervention programsWomen's mammography usePeer review organizationsTumor RegistryScreening ratesPhysician interventionBreast cancerPrior historyReferral effortsAbsolute increaseWomenReview organizationsInterventionRelative increaseRegistryCancerPhysicians