Breast and cervical carcinoma screening practices among women in rural and nonrural areas of the United States, 1998–1999

Prior studies have suggested that women living in rural areas may be less likely than women living in urban areas to have had a recent mammogram and Papanicolau (Pap) test and that rural women may face substantial barriers to receiving preventive health care services.

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