Reducing Disparities in the Burden of Cancer: The Role of Patient Navigators

Tisha Fowler; Caryn Steakley; A. Roland Garcia; Jennifer Kwok; L. Michelle Bennett

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030193

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Reducing Disparities in the Burden of Cancer: The Role of Patient Navigators

Tisha Fowler,
Caryn Steakley,
A. Roland Garcia,
Jennifer Kwok,
L. Michelle Bennett

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: LMBennett@nih.gov
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Reducing Disparities in the Burden of Cancer: The Role of Patient Navigators

Tisha Fowler,
Caryn Steakley,
A. Roland Garcia,
Jennifer Kwok,
L. Michelle Bennett

Published: July 11, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030193

About the Authors

Tisha Fowler
Caryn Steakley
A. Roland Garcia
Jennifer Kwok
L. Michelle Bennett: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: LMBennett@nih.gov

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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