The role of general practice in cancer care

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 698-702

  Mitchell, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 54149101320     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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