Mapping oncology services in regional and rural Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Underhill, Craig ^a   Bartel, Rebecca ^b   Goldstein, David ^c   Snodgrass, Helen ^f   Begbie, Stephen ^g   Yates, Patsy ⁱ   White, Kate ^d   Jong, Kathy ^h   Grogan, Paul ^e  

^a Border Medical Oncology Australia   (Australia)

^b Ceutica Medical Communications   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e Cancer Council Australia   (Australia)

^f Leukaemia Foundation   (Australia)

^g North Coast Cancer Institute   (Australia)

^h SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

ⁱ QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Health services access; Oncology; Rural health services delivery; Rural oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RURAL AREA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICINE; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 70749115686     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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