'The edge effect': An exploratory study of some factors affecting referrals to cancer genetic services in rural Wales

Health and Place

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-204

  Iredale, Rachel ^a   Jones, Lesley ^b   Gray, Jonathon ^a   Deaville, Jenny ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Rural Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer genetics; Geography; Primary care; Qualitative research; Rural health; Wales

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CANCER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RURAL POPULATION; RURAL TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER PATIENT; CAR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TIME; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POWYS; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 15044344589     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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