Do Australian family physicians screen smokers for lung cancer?

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 725-728

  Sladden, Michael J ^a   Ward, Jeanette E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chest radiographs; Lung cancer; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033034639     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.3.725     Document Type: Article

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