The Efficacy of the Nurse Navigator in a Community Hospital Breast Care Program

Seminars in Breast Disease

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-30

  Bowman, Susan C ^a   Grim, Rod D ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

breast cancer patient perspective of care; multidisciplinary breast care; nurse navigator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 46149111501     PISSN: 10924450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sembd.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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