Racial and ethnic differences in patient navigation: Results from the Patient Navigation Research Program

Cancer

Volumn 122, Issue 17, 2016, Pages 2715-2722

  Ko, Naomi Y ^a   Snyder, Frederick R ^b   Raich, Peter C ^c,d   Paskett, Electra D ^e   Dudley, Donald J ^f,g   Lee, Ji Hyun ^h   Levine, Paul H ^i,j   Freund, Karen M ^k  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Texas Health Science Center   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

ⁱ GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j WASHINGTON CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

cancer; disparities; patient navigation; race and ethnicity; screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER SCREENING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84983027918     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: 10970142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30109     Document Type: Article

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