Radiography
Volume 17, Issue 1 , Pages 14-19 , February 2011

Women with physical disability and the mammogram: An observational study to identify barriers and facilitators

  • Ann Poulos

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Susan Balandin

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Speech Pathology, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • Avdeling for helse- og sosialfag, Høgskolen i Molde, Postboks 2110, 6402 Molde, Norway
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  • Gwynnyth Llewellyn

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
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  • Louella McCarthy

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
    • ,
  • Leigha Dark

      Affiliations

    • University of Sydney, Faculty of Health Sciences, Discipline of Speech Pathology, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia

Received 28 April 2010 ,Revised 11 June 2010 ,Accepted 13 July 2010.

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PII: S1078-8174(10)00083-0

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.07.001

Radiography
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