Randomized controlled trial of patient navigation for newly diagnosed cancer patients: Effects on quality of life

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1682-1690

  Hendren, Samantha ^b   Griggs, Jennifer J ^b   Epstein, Ronald ^a   Humiston, Sharon ^c   Jean Pierre, Pascal ^d   Winters, Paul ^e   Sanders, Mechelle ^e   Loader, Starlene ^e   Fiscella, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Highland Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT NAVIGATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84867304479     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0537     Document Type: Article

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