Does a centralized radiotherapy system provide adequate access to care?

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Published in J Clin Oncol on March 01, 1997

Authors

W J Mackillop1, P A Groome, J Zhang-Solomons, Y Zhou, D Feldman-Stewart, L Paszat, P Dixon, E J Holowaty, B J Cummings

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Canada. wmackillop@octrf.on.ca

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