Is time from "referral to diagnosis" in lung cancer pathway affected by diagnostic test delays?

Michelle Huxley (Crewe, United Kingdom), Michelle Huxley, Sue Stubbs, Lynn Thomas, Gerhard Bockeler, Duncan Fullerton, Syed M.H. Kazmi

Source: International Congress 2015 – Quality management in lung cancer
Session: Quality management in lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4227
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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