Not just bricks and mortar: planning hospital cancer services for Aboriginal people

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Not just bricks and mortar: planning hospital cancer services for Aboriginal people

Background: Aboriginal people in Australia experience higher mortality from cancer compared with non- Aboriginal Australians, despite an overall lower incidence. A notable contributor to this disparity is that many Aboriginal people do not take up or continue with cancer treatment which almost alway...

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Main Authors:	Thompson, Sandra, Shahid, Shaouli, Bessarab, Dawn, Durey, Angela, Davidson, Patricia
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central Ltd 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31939

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