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New York City Department of Health, Bureau of Maternity Services and Family Planning. [1994]. The availability and accessibility of breast cancer screening for low income women in New York City. (Draft ed.). [New York, NY: New York City Department of Health, Bureau of Maternity Services and Family Planning?], 16 pp.

Annotation: This paper presents the results of a survey taken to determine if mammography services were generally available and accessible in New York City; the survey especially focused on non-English speaking, low income women. The methodology of the survey is presented, data gathered from the survey are reported in tables, and the results are presented and discussed.

Keywords: Access to care, Breast cancer, Ethnic factors, Language barriers, Low income groups, Mammography, New York, Screening, Statistics, Surveys, Women
   

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