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Editorial
. 2021 Aug 26;71(710):390-391.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp21X716801. Print 2021 Sep.

Urgent cancer referrals: how well are they working and can they be improved?

Richard D Neal  1 , Lesley Smith  2
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Editorial

Urgent cancer referrals: how well are they working and can they be improved?

Richard D Neal et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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