Evaluation of a navigator program for cancer screening of women in Korean communities

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 271-275

  Lee, Bo Young ^a   Jo, Heui Sug ^b  

^a Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer screening; Community activities; Evaluation; Korean women; Navigator

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958715230     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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