Lung cancer: An exploration of patient and general practitioner perspectives on the realities of care in rural Western Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 355-362

  Hall, Sonĵa E ^a,e   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^a   Threlfall, Timothy ^b   Sheiner, Harry ^c   Phillips, Martin ^d   Katriss, Paul ^d   Forbes, Suzanne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

^d The Cancer Council of Western Australia   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

General practitioner perspective; Lung cancer; Pathway of care; Patient perspective; Rural; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 56349105153     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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