Factors associated with patient navigators' time spent on reducing barriers to cancer treatment

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1290-1297

  Lin, Chyongchiou J ^a   Schwaderer, Karen A ^b   Morgenlander, Keith H ^a   Ricci, Edmund M ^a   Hoffman, Laura ^c   Martz, Elaine ^d   Cosgrove, Raymond H ^b   Heron, Dwight E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Jameson Hospital University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Jameson Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Cancer; Race ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TIME;

EID: 57149084707     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31507-8     Document Type: Article

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