Late referral from the general practitioner may be a major reason for the poor prognosis of Danish lung cancer patients

H. A. Andersen, H. Enevoldsen, N. C. G. Hansen (Odense, Denmark)

Source: Annual Congress 2001 - Lung cancer: surveys and prognosis
Session: Lung cancer: surveys and prognosis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1580
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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