Lung Cancer
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 22-27 , October 2010

The trajectory of lung cancer patients in Western Australia—A data linkage study: Still a grim tale

  • Moyez Jiwa

      Affiliations

    • Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 8 9266 1768; fax: +61 8 9266 2608.
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  • Eric Maujean

      Affiliations

    • Western Australia Clinical Oncology Group, 46, Ventnor Street, West Perth, WA 6005, Australia
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  • Katrina Spilsbury

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Population Health Research, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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  • Tim Threlfal

      Affiliations

    • Western Australian Cancer Registry, PO Box 8172, Perth, WA 6849, Australia

Received 13 May 2009 ,Revised 27 July 2009 ,Accepted 8 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.01.007

Lung Cancer
Volume 70, Issue 1 , Pages 22-27 , October 2010

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