The NCI Digital Divide Pilot Projects: Implications for cancer education

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Kreps, Gary L ^a   Gustafson, David ^b   Salovey, Peter ^c   Perocchia, Rosemarie Slevin ^d   Wilbright, Wayne ^e   Bright, Mary Anne ^f   Muha, Cathy ^f  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER EDUCATION; CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RESEARCH; COMMUNITY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSUMER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REGIONAL CANCER CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34547182826     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03174347     Document Type: Article

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