Urology
Volume 64, Issue 2 , Pages 329-334 , August 2004

Confidence in the ability to communicate with physicians among low-income patients with prostate cancer

  • Sally L Maliski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Sally L. Maliski, Ph.D., R.N., Department of Urology, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Box 956900, Los Angeles, CA 90095-6900, USA
    • ,
  • Lorna Kwan

      Affiliations

    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Tracey Krupski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Arlene Fink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • James R Orecklin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • ,
  • Mark S Litwin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Department of Health Services, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California, USA

Received 8 December 2003 ,Accepted 23 March 2004.

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☆ This study was supported by the California Department of Health Services Cancer Detection Section.

PII: S0090-4295(04)00414-5

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.03.042

Urology
Volume 64, Issue 2 , Pages 329-334 , August 2004

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