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Strategic health communication across the continuum of breast cancer care in limited-resource countries†

  1. Gary L. Kreps PhD1,‡,*,
  2. Rama Sivaram PhD2

Article first published online: 3 OCT 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23832

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Cancer

Supplement: Guidelines for International Breast Health and Cancer Control–Implementation

Volume 113, Issue Supplement 8, pages 2331–2337, 15 October 2008

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Kreps, G. L. and Sivaram, R. (2008), Strategic health communication across the continuum of breast cancer care in limited-resource countries. Cancer, 113: 2331–2337. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23832

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    Department of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

  2. 2

    Prashanti Cancer Care Mission, Pune, India

  1. ‡

    Fax: (703) 993-1096

*Department of Communication, Thompson Hall, MS 3D6, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444

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    Complete financial disclosures are presented at the end of this article.

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  1. Issue published online: 3 OCT 2008
  2. Article first published online: 3 OCT 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 24 JUN 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 10 JUN 2008

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