Regional cancer services in Australia: Some evidence of improvement but a long way to go

Cancer Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 67-69

  Goldstein, David ^a,b   Underhill, Craig ^c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER CENTER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ONCOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL AREA; SHORT SURVEY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34447515738     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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