The lack of paid sick leave as a barrier to cancer screening and medical care-seeking: results from the National Health Interview Survey

The lack of paid sick leave as a barrier to cancer screening and medical care-seeking: results from the National Health Interview Survey

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Preventive health care services, such as cancer screening can be particularly vulnerable to a lack of paid leave from work since care is not being sought for illness or symptoms. We first describe the prevalence of paid sick leave by...

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Main Authors: Peipins Lucy A, Soman Ashwini, Berkowitz Zahava, White Mary C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cancer screening
Pap test
Mammography
FOBT
Colonoscopy
Paid sick leave
Health benefits
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/520

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