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Editorial
. 2012 Oct 9;107(8):1205-6.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.423.

Emergency admissions of cancer as a marker of diagnostic delay

W Hamilton
Editorial

Emergency admissions of cancer as a marker of diagnostic delay

W Hamilton. Br J Cancer. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

WH is the clinical lead of the ongoing revision of the National Institute of Clinical Effectiveness’ advice on selection of patients for cancer investigation (CG27).

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