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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
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