title: Overuse of papanicolaou testing among older women and among women without a cervix.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City2College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City3Health Services and Economics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Ro.
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kepka
authors.affiliation: Health Services and Economics Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.affiliation: Cancer Surveillance Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Jessica B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Vicki B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Benard
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saraiya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006300:Health Services Misuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D065006:Papanicolaou Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000706:statistics & numerical data