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Does healthcare infrastructure have an impact on delay in diagnosis and survival?

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The objectives of this study were to evaluate whether healthcare infrastructure impacts delay in diagnosis, and to determine whether healthcare infrastructure and delay in diagnosis impacts survival in gastric cancer.

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  • Blankart, Carl Rudolf, 2012. "Does healthcare infrastructure have an impact on delay in diagnosis and survival?," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 105(2), pages 128-137.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:105:y:2012:i:2:p:128-137
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.01.006
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