Beneficial effects of a combined navigator/promotora approach for hispanic women diagnosed with breast abnormalities

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1639-1644

  Dudley, Donald J ^a   Drake, Joan ^a   Quinlan, Jennifer ^a   Holden, Alan ^a,b   Saegert, Pam ^a   Karnad, Anand ^b   Ramirez, Amelie ^b  

^a University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867308051     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0538     Document Type: Article

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