Research ArticleOriginal Research
Translating the Patient Navigator Approach to Meet the Needs of Primary Care
Jeanne M. Ferrante, Deborah J. Cohen and Jesse C. Crosson
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2010, 23 (6) 736-744; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100085
Jeanne M. Ferrante
MD, MPH
Deborah J. Cohen
PhD

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Translating the Patient Navigator Approach to Meet the Needs of Primary Care
Jeanne M. Ferrante, Deborah J. Cohen, Jesse C. Crosson
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2010, 23 (6) 736-744; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2010.06.100085
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