The Improving Rural Cancer Outcomes Trial: A cluster-randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce time to diagnosis in rural cancer patients in Western Australia

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The Improving Rural Cancer Outcomes Trial: A cluster-randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce time to diagnosis in rural cancer patients in Western Australia

© The Author(s) named above. Background:Rural Australians have poorer survival for most common cancers, due partially to later diagnosis. Internationally, several initiatives to improve cancer outcomes have focused on earlier presentation to healthcare and timely diagnosis. We aimed to measure the e...

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Main Authors:	Emery, J., Gray, V., Walter, F., Cheetham, Shelley, Croager, E., Slevin, Terry, Saunders, C., Threlfall, T., Auret, K., Nowak, A., Geelhoed, E., Bulsara, M., Holman, C.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Nature Publishing Group 2017
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58310

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