Delays in lung cancer management pathways between rural and urban patients in North Queensland: a mixed methods study.

Rishabh VermaShivanshan PathmanathanZulfiquer A OttyJohn BinderVenkat N VangavetiPetra ButtnerSabe S Sabesan

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2019)

Remoteness, age and level of education were related to delays in various time lines in lung cancer referral pathways in NQ. Provision of specialist services closer to home may decrease delays by alleviating burden of cost and inconvenience of travel.

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