Utility of a unique one stop rapid access service for the diagnosis of lung cancer from patients in primary care in Liverpool

P. A. Stockton, A. McIver, J. Hughes, M. J. Ledson, M. J. Walshaw (Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Lung cancer diagnosis
Session: Lung cancer diagnosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 501
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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