Complex care systems in developing countries: Breast cancer patient navigation in Ethiopia

Cancer

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 577-585

  Dye, Timothy D ^a,b   Bogale, Solomon ^c   Hobden, Claire ^a   Tilahun, Yared ^d   Hechter, Vanessa ^e   Deressa, Teshome ^f   Bizé, Marion ^a   Reeler, Anne ^a  

^a Axios International   (France)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d Axios Foundation   (Ethiopia)

^e Axios International   (South Africa)

^f Ethiopian Economics Association   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Care nodes; Chronic disease; Detection; Developing countries; Ethiopia Breast Cancer Project; Patient navigation; Referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76249131826     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24776     Document Type: Article

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