Patient navigation: An update on the state of the science

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 237-249

  Paskett, Electra D ^a,b,c   Harrop, J Phil ^d   Wells, Kristen J ^e  

^a Department of Surgery   (United States)

^b Environment and Human Health   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROL GROUP; COOPERATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051579784     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: 15424863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/caac.20111     Document Type: Review

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