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. 2023;34(4):1492-1498.

Providing Free Mammography Screening to Uninsured Muslim Women in South Florida

Seema Azim Al-Shaikhli, Nana Aisha Garba, Lorraine Nowakowski, Abdul Hamid Samra, Julia Bisschops
  • PMID: 38661770

Providing Free Mammography Screening to Uninsured Muslim Women in South Florida

Seema Azim Al-Shaikhli et al. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2023.

Abstract

Despite studies indicating that Muslim women are less likely to meet recommended breast cancer screening guidelines, outreach specific to this population has been minimal. This article details a partnership between a mobile mammography center and a mosque, aimed at increasing mammography screening for uninsured Muslim women in South Florida.

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