Study finds unhealthy substance use a risk factor for not receiving some preventive health services
Friday, May 13, 2011 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified unhealthy substance use as a risk factor for not receiving all appropriate preventive health services. The findings, which currently appear in BMJ Open, identify unhealthy substance use as a barrier to completion of mammography screening and influenza vaccination.