Income inequality in uptake of voluntary versus organised breast cancer screening: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

Income inequality in uptake of voluntary versus organised breast cancer screening: evidence from the British Household Panel Survey

Abstract Background This paper measures income-related inequality in uptake of breast cancer screening among women before and after a policy change to extend the screening programme to women aged 65 to 70. Prior to programme expansion women aged 50 to 64 were invited for screening under the national...

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Main Authors: Patricia Carney, Ciaran O’Neill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health economics
Breast screening
Income inequality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5139-9

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