The Improving Rural Cancer Outcomes (IRCO) Trial: A factorial clusterrandomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce time to diagnosis in rural patients with cancer in Western Australia: A study protocol

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The Improving Rural Cancer Outcomes (IRCO) Trial: A factorial clusterrandomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce time to diagnosis in rural patients with cancer in Western Australia: A study protocol

Introduction: While overall survival for most common cancers in Australia is improving, the rural-urban differential has been widening, with significant excess deaths due to lung, colorectal, breast and prostate cancer in regional Australia. Internationally a major focus on understanding variations...

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Main Authors:	Emery, J., Gray, V., Walter, F., Cheetham, S., Croager, E., Slevin, Terry, Saunders, C., Threlfall, T., Auret, K., Nowak, A., Geelhoed, E., Bulsara, M., Holman, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2014
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31413

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