Patient navigation: the promise to reduce health disparities

Editorial

Karen M Freund. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Feb.

. 2011 Feb;26(2):110-2.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-010-1593-5.

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Comment on

Patient perspectives of clinical care and patient navigation in follow-up of abnormal mammography.
Donelan K, Mailhot JR, Dutwin D, Barnicle K, Oo SA, Hobrecker K, Percac-Lima S, Chabner BA. Donelan K, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Feb;26(2):116-22. doi: 10.1007/s11606-010-1436-4. Epub 2010 Jul 7. J Gen Intern Med. 2011. PMID: 20607432 Free PMC article.
Patient navigation to increase mammography screening among inner city women.
Phillips CE, Rothstein JD, Beaver K, Sherman BJ, Freund KM, Battaglia TA. Phillips CE, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Feb;26(2):123-9. doi: 10.1007/s11606-010-1527-2. Epub 2010 Oct 8. J Gen Intern Med. 2011. PMID: 20931294 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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