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. 1993 Jan;39:49–57.

Communication between cancer specialists and family doctors.

M L Wood 1
PMCID: PMC2379595  PMID: 8382093

Abstract

In a qualitative study using focus group interviews, family physicians in London, Ont, were asked to describe how they perceived their role in follow-up cancer patient care. Barriers to fulfilling this role existed both in the tertiary cancer care setting and among the family physicians themselves. Suggestions for overcoming these barriers were generated.

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