Oncology Nurse Navigators and the Continuum of Cancer Care

Seminars in Oncology Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-117

  McMullen, Lori ^a  

^a University Medical Centre Princeton   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer continuum; Continuity of care; Oncology nurse navigator; Program development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT NAVIGATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84877324357     PISSN: 07492081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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