The authors examined the effect of demographic and socioeconomic factors on use of preventive services (prostate-specific antigen testing, colorectal cancer screening, and influenza vaccination) among elderly men enrolled in 2 Medicare+Choice health plans.
Develops a model that predicts physicians' recommendations and postmenopausal women's decisions to participate in a clinical trial to prevent breast cancer or coronary heart disease.
Younger patient age (less than 65) is associated with a greater likelihood of returning to baseline continence, potency and physical health after radical prostatectomy.
