Interventions to reduce primary care delay in cancer referral: a systematic review.

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Published in Br J Gen Pract on December 01, 2011

Authors

Gemma Mansell1, Mark Shapley, Joanne L Jordan, Kelvin Jordan

Author Affiliations

1: Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire. g.mansell@cphc.keele.ac.uk

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