Patients' experiences of colorectal cancer and oncology services in North Queensland

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 93-100

  Veitch, Craig ^a   Crossland, Lisa ^b   Steeghs, Marlous ^c   Ho, Yik Hong ^c   Hanks, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Patient experiences; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149359252     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/py08041     Document Type: Article

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