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Social Workers as Patient Navigators for Breast Cancer Survivors: What Do African-American Medically Underserved Women Think of This Idea?

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Pages 561-578 | Received 25 Sep 2008, Accepted 17 Nov 2008, Published online: 29 Jul 2009

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