Lung cancer screening - practical challenges of confining participation to those who might benefit

Aust N Z J Public Health. 2016 Jun;40(3):205-6. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12516. Epub 2016 Mar 30.

Authors

David Manners¹, Jon Emery², Fraser J Brims¹, Simone Pettigrew³

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Medicine, St John of God Midland Public and Private Hospitals, Western Australia.
² General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Victoria.
³ School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Western Australia.

PMID: 27028577
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12516

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MeSH terms

Aged
Australia / epidemiology
Early Detection of Cancer* / methods
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Lung Neoplasms / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Assessment* / methods
Risk Factors
Smoking / adverse effects