Rural primary care providers' perceptions of their role in the breast cancer care continuum

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-195

  Rayman, Kathleen M ^a   Edwards, Joellen ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer care; Provider perspectives; Rural primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77953068862     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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