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Patient navigation is a barrier-focused intervention which aims to assist patients who are completing a healthcare goal [1–3].

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  1. Department of Psychology, San Diego State University, 6363 Alvarado Court, Suite 103, San Diego, CA, 92120-1863, USA

    Kristen J. Wells & Sumayah Nuhaily

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  1. Health Policy and Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Elizabeth A. Calhoun

  2. ACS Patient Navigation Program, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Angelina Esparza

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Wells, K.J., Nuhaily, S. (2018). Models of Patient Navigation. In: Calhoun, E., Esparza, A. (eds) Patient Navigation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6979-1_2

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