Effect of a multidisciplinary lung investigation day on a rapid access lung cancer service

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 968, 2006, Pages 414-416

  Rajasekaran, A B ^a,b   Silvey, D ^a   Leung, B ^a   Honeybourne, D ^a   Cayton, R M ^a   Reynolds, J ^a   Trotter, S ^a   Roland, M A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NURSE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SURGEON; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

BIOPSY; DAY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33745395041     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2005.041699     Document Type: Article

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