General practitioners and cancer control

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-117

  McAvoy, Brian R ^a  

^a Auckland Community Alcohol and Drug Service   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAREGIVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM;

EID: 34547414457     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01156.x     Document Type: Review

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