Older women's reflections on accessing care across their breast cancer trajectory: Navigating beyond the triple barriers

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-184

  Pieters, Huibrie C ^a   Heilemann, MarySue V ^a   Grant, Marcia ^b   Maly, Rose C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79953081266     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.175-184     Document Type: Article

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