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Cancer treatment adherence among low-income women with breast or gynecologic cancer

A randomized controlled trial of patient navigation

  1. Kathleen Ell DSW1,†,*,
  2. Betsy Vourlekis PhD2,
  3. Bin Xie PhD1,
  4. Frances R. Nedjat-Haiem MSW1,
  5. Pey-Jiuan Lee MS1,
  6. Laila Muderspach MD3,
  7. Christy Russell MD4,
  8. Lawrence A. Palinkas PhD1

Article first published online: 23 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24500

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 19, pages 4606–4615, 1 October 2009

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Ell, K., Vourlekis, B., Xie, B., Nedjat-Haiem, F. R., Lee, P.-J., Muderspach, L., Russell, C. and Palinkas, L. A. (2009), Cancer treatment adherence among low-income women with breast or gynecologic cancer. Cancer, 115: 4606–4615. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24500

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  1. 1

    School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

  2. 2

    School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

  3. 3

    Obstetrics/Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

  4. 4

    Medicine Oncology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

  1. †

    Fax: (213) 740-8905

*School of Social Work, University of Southern California, MRF Building 0411, 669 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0411

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 SEP 2009
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 FEB 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 12 FEB 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 14 NOV 2008

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  • National Cancer Institute. Grant Number: RO1 CA94827

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