A breast navigator program: Barriers, enhancers, and nursing interventions

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Korber, Susan F ^a   Padula, Cynthia ^a   Gray, Julie ^a   Powell, Margot ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

AMBULATORY CARE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 79953112079     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/11.ONF.44-50     Document Type: Article

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