Shared care in the follow-up of early-stage melanoma: a qualitative study of Australian melanoma clinicians’ perspectives and models of care

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients with early stage melanoma have high survival rates but require long-term follow-up to detect recurrences and/or new primary tumours. Shared care between melanoma specialists and general practitioners is an increasingly impor...

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Main Authors: Rychetnik Lucie, Morton Rachael L, McCaffery Kirsten, Thompson John F, Menzies Scott W, Irwig Les
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/468