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Research shows different races, ethic groups receiving different levels of preventive care

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 18th, 2002

Hispanic women are less likely to receive breast examinations and blood pressure and cholesterol screening than white women are, according to a new University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine study.

But despite being less likely to report having a usual source of health care, black and Hispanic women are as likely as whites - or more so - to receive cervical and breast cancer screening once other factors, such as a regular health care provider, are considered, a UNC researcher said. For example, black women more often receive Pap smears than whites do.

"We used nationally representative data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-07-18)

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