Impact of rapid investigation clinic on timeliness of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment

Abstract Background Guidelines recommend timely evaluation of patients with suspected lung cancer. We evaluated the impact of a Rapid Investigation Clinic (RIC) on timeliness of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment between February 2010 and December 2011. Methods Investigation within the RIC was cond...

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Main Authors: Nicole Ezer, Asma Navasakulpong, Kevin Schwartzman, Linda Ofiara, Anne V. Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0504-5