A qualitative evaluation of the Avon Foundation Community Education and Outreach Initiative Patient Navigation Program

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Schlueter, Dara Ford ^c   Thompson, Winifred Wilkins ^a   Mason, Tamara A ^a   Rayton, Makeeta ^b   Arriola, Kimberly Jacob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Breast cancer; Evaluation; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SURVIVOR;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SURVIVORS;

EID: 79951723959     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0073-2     Document Type: Article

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