Beyond scientific rigour: funding cancer research of public value.

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Published in Health Policy on June 15, 2007

Authors

Carla Saunders1, Afaf Girgis, Phyllis Butow, Sally Crossing, Andrew Penman

Author Affiliations

1: School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, NSW 2287, Australia. carlas@nswcc.org.au

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