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Disability as a predictor of breast cancer screening uptake: A population-based study of 57,328 women.

Emma RossAideen MaguireMichael DonnellyAdrian MairsClare HallDermot O'Reilly
Published in: Journal of medical screening (2019)
This is the first population-wide study in Northern Ireland to identify disparities in breast screening uptake for women with chronic disabilities, in particular, those with multimorbidity. This is of particular concern, given the projected rise in the prevalence of disability associated with the ageing population.
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