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Mammography Regulation and Reimbursement Report, May 1, 2009
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Researchers, led by Maria Fernandez, PhD, assistant professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, found that more than 40% of women who received a visit from a lay health educator got a mammogram. Among women who did not receive a visit from a health educator, only 30% got mammograms.
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